One of the things I looked forward to when I lived on campus
a long time ago was the festival of foods from various countries that the
university's main cafeteria used to organize. I still remember the East Indian
day, the German day, the French day and the Israeli day.
What I remember the most about the Israeli day was how I was
surprised to learn that falafel was not an Arab dish (actually a pita sandwich
of fava beans and sometimes chickpeas) but an Israeli dish. I had been eating
that thing before Israel
came into existence. Also, my parents and their grandparents were eating it
centuries before that, not knowing that the dish had not been invented in an Israel that did
not yet exist. I asked the festival organizers if the Jews were eating falafel
in Europe before going to Palestine
but no one knew the answer.
To be sure, I did not develop an obsession about the foods
of Israel ,
but I became curious about what the Jews claimed were Israeli dishes and pastries
– ranging from the sausage (or salami) to the cheesecake. I discovered that
according to those I spoke with, everything was invented in Israel , except
the French bouillabaisse which is made with fish … and the Jews do not
generally eat fish.
All that and more came to mind when I read Clifford D. May's
latest column which came under the title: “Trump's third way” and the subtitle:
“Repairing Obama's nuclear deal with Iran is now within the realm of the
possible.” It was published on October 17, 2017 in The Washington Times.
I said 'all that and more,' because it is the “more” part
that triggered the chain of memories which brought me to the French
bouillabaisse you see in the title of my column. Here are May's words that
brought all this to the fore: “French President Emmanuel Macron now appears
willing to go to Iran 's
rulers and say 'We have to get along with that cowboy in the White House, so
why not make a few minor adjustments?'” Can you believe this?
For my part, I can swear I heard the French President scream
in my ear: “Quelle bouillabaisse!” upon hearing what happened in Washington that created
this situation. The scream means “What a mess!” a French cry of despair that
has a vulgar Italian equivalent going like this: “Che bordello!” and that needs
no translation.
But what's so messy, anyway, about the political
sausage-making in America
which threatens the security of the planet? And how did things get so messy?
The answer is that we are again facing the Judeo-Yiddish method of starting
something which creates all kinds of problems for all kinds of people. When
things get intolerably haywire, the Jews present themselves as the experts who
can deal with the situation. They take control, and start the perpetual
haggling treatment. An example of this is the American Congress that's
paralyzing America .
Ever since the Jews secured a decisive triumph in the battle
for the soul of the American Congress, they have been trying to use the
resources of the country in the quest to secure a similar triumph on the
global stage. They seized upon the issue of the Iran nuclear deal to try scoring
the “sudden death” goal they believe will give them the victory they have been
dreaming about for thousands of years.
They saw that the way to score that goal was to force Iran to make a
mistake, or make a move that could be interpreted as a mistake. This would have
given America a reason to
bomb Iran ,
thus start a war of the religions – their desired goal. But since the Iranians
did not make a mistake, the Jews rejoiced when President Trump started a
process that can lead to that outcome.
Here is how Clifford May put it: “Why not scuttle the deal
as Iran
hawks have been urging? Iran 's
rulers would have cast themselves as victims. Other nations would have taken
their side. [Thus] Mr. Trump declined to recertify the deal but didn't abrogate
it – for the present”.
They hope that this will put in place an open-ended haggling
process. It will give them the time and opportunities to concoct something by
which to claim that Iran
scuttled the deal, thus call on America
to bomb Iran .
Clifford May thinks he can prepare an attractive banquet,
and fool the members of the P5+1 into believing that Iran made a serious
mistake; the reason why they should join America in the war against Islam.