Trump's Counter-Terrorism Chief Quits: 'Israel Lied to You and Pushed You Into War With Iran'
ראש המרכז ללוחמה בטרור של טראמפ התפטר: "ישראל שיקרה לך ולחצה להילחם באיראן"
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Joe Kent, head of Trump's Counter-Terrorism Center, has resigned amid widespread US public opposition to the war with Iran, publicly stating that "Iran does not pose an immediate threat to us" and that the war was launched due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. Kent, who lost his wife in an ISIS attack in Syria, wrote today that she was killed "in a war Israel created." Trump responded coolly, saying he "always thought he was a fairly nice person" but was glad he was now out of the role.
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</div>על רקע ההתנגדות הגדולה של הציבור בארה"ב למלחמה הודיע ג'ו קנט על פרישה. "איראן לא מהווה איום מיידי עלינו, פתחנו במלחמה בגלל הלחץ מישראל והלובי האמריקני החזק שלה", אמר הבכיר, שאיבד את אשתו בפיגוע של דאעש בסוריה, וכתב היום שהיא נהרגה "במלחמה שישראל יצרה". טראמפ: "תמיד חשבתי שהוא אדם די נחמד, אבל כשקראתי את דבריו הבנתי שזה טוב שהוא מחוץ לתפקיד"Related dispatches
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