Trump kept the promise he
made to AIPAC in March 2016: “We will move the American embassy to
the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem.” Its
fulfillment gave a timely support to Netanyahu, whose popularity in
Israel is entirely based on his capacity to manipulate the United
States, of which he brags. Commenting in May 2018 on Trump’s
decision, Netanyahu paid him this compliment:
“This will be remembered
the way we remember the Cyrus declaration of 2500 years ago, when he
told the exiles of Babylon, ‘you can go back and rebuild the temple
in Jerusalem.’ This is a historical moment and we will always
remember.”
Cyrus is that Persian king
whose spirit “Yahweh roused … to issue a proclamation” and
“build him a temple in Jerusalem,” according to the Book of Ezra
(1:1-2) A successor to Cyrus later appointed Ezra to oversee the
building. For his decree, Cyrus is bestowed the title of Yahweh’s
“Anointed” (Mashiah) by the prophet Isaiah:
“Thus says Yahweh to his
anointed one, to Cyrus whom, he says, I have grasped by his right
hand, to make the nations bow before him and to disarm kings: […]
It is for the sake of my servant Jacob and of Israel my chosen one,
that I have called you by your name, have given you a title though
you do not know me. […] Though you do not know me, I have armed
you.” (Isaiah 45:1-5)[1]
Yahweh, who “roused
Cyrus’ spirit” and “grasped him by his right hand,” stands,
of course, for “Jewish Power”.
Netanyahu hailed Trump as
a modern-day Cyrus on several occasions, and his enthusiasm was
echoed on Fox News, when Jeanine Pirro declared: “Donald Trump
recognizes history. He, like king Cyrus before him, fulfills the
biblical prophecy…”
Trump was like Cyrus again
in March 2019, when he signed a decree recognizing Israel’s
sovereignty over the Golan Heights (top photo). It inspired Miriam
Adelson, wife of Trump’s biggest donor, to comment that the
President deserves his “Book of Trump” in the Bible.[2] Israel’s
history is always biblical, one way or another.
Note: this article was
originally written before the US assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem
Soleimani on January 2nd. Read the rest of the article
here.
P.S. 1: It appears Trump sees himself as the latest version of Cyrus and his assassinating Soleimani was an attempt to goad the Iranians into war for Israel.
P.S. 2: A few thoughts for Trumpsters:
Jewish interests are not gentile, Christian interests.
Israeli interests are not American interests.
Israeli interests are not American interests.
