74% of Republicans, 33% Democrats Sympathize With Israel Over Palestinians
According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted between January 4-9 and published on Thursday, 74 percent of Republicans sympathize more with Israel than the Palestinians, while only 33 percent of Democrats feel the same way. This is the largest difference in that statistic since 1978.
IDF Norms and a Court Martial
Or Azaria and his family may sense their limits, and agree to a plea bargain.
Netanyahu, Congress, AIPAC and the PLO
It is not in the least surprising that the PLO-controlled Palestinian Authority did not condemn the terrorist attack on Sunday.
Junctions
There are a couple of indications that Israel is approaching a junction.
In Interview With Israeli TV, Obama Denies UN Betrayal, Says Netanyahu is Overreacting
President Barack Obama dismissed charges that he had betrayed Israel by failing to veto a harmful United Nations resolution which condemned Israeli construction in the Biblical heartland, telling Israeli media that he had “an obligation to do what I think is right.”
Blocking Peace
Both Kerry’s speech this week and the UN Security Council resolution last week enabled Palestinian intransigence. But Netanyahu’s response to the resolution causes just as much damage—by undermining Israel’s relations with important countries and doing BDS’s work for them.
Obama Administration Set for One Last Strike at Israel
A Paris “peace conference” and a Turtle Bay aftermath.
Obama, Kerry and Netanyahu Go Visceral
How to explain the recent uproar in U.S.-Israel relations?
This Is the Moment for an Israeli Victory
As 28 years of frustration and futility clang to a sullen close, the time is nigh to ask, “What comes next?”
Kerry Speech will Make Peace with the Palestinians Much Harder
Kerry also discussed the Palestinian refugees, without even mentioning the equal member of Jewish refugees from Arab and Muslim countries.