Oh those Sands! Those Shifting Sands!

There is nothing stable in the Middle East, nothing to hang on to, nothing to give up anything for.
Second UNESCO Resolution Passes Proclaiming Jerusalem Muslim City, Temple Mount Islamic Site

A second resolution by the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) denying any and all connections between the city of Jerusalem and the Jewish religion or people passed on Wednesday morning by a large majority.
After the UNESCO Vote

Time for Israel to remind the world of the dangers of “Palestine.”
From Yemen To Turtle Bay

Off the coast of Yemen and at the UN Security Council we are seeing the strategic endgame of Barack Obama’s administration. And it isn’t pretty.
Obama’s Hostile Eulogy

US President Barack Obama’s eulogy to Shimon Peres last Friday at Mt. Herzl was a thinly disguised assault on Israel.
Bruce Springsteen: I Need to Play in Israel

Bruce Springsteen, the world famous rock and roll musician, was at a book signing last week for his autobiography, Born to Run, at a bookstore in his hometown of Freehold, New Jersey, when a meaningful encounter led to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing his enthusiasm for a possible concert by the Boss in the Holy Land.
Abbas Released From Hospital After Heart Procedure

Palestinian Authority (PA) Presidetn Mahmoud Abbas was hospitalized in Ramallah and underwent tests including a cardiac catheterization Thursday evening, after which he was released.
Pence, Kaine Both Invoke Israel to Prove Opposite Points on Iran Deal During Debate

Vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine both invoked Israel’s interests while attempting to prove opposite points about last year’s contentious Iran nuclear deal during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate.
Netanyahu: It “Doesn’t Matter” Who Wins Election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the winner of this November’s presidential election is irrelevant to the Israel-US relationship.
Twisting Arms, Twisting Knives

Much has been made of the new 10-year aid package the Americans have pledged to provide Israel.