Arabs No Longer Take Obama Administration Seriously

The extension of the peace talks means only one thing: that Abbas will be able to use the new time given to him to try to extract further concessions from the U.S. and Israel, while all the time bearing in mind that Obama and Kerry are willing to do almost anything to avoid a situation […]

Israel is the Only Country in the Middle East where an American Flag is Not Burned

While news came that Russia was suspended from the G8, and tensions continue to rise between America & Russia, the United States Department continues to expect an apology from Israel’s Defense Minister.  Last week, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said “It isn’t a favor America is doing, it’s in their interest. They get quality intelligence and technology.” […]

The State Department’s Campaign Against the ‘Jewish State’ Idea—in 1954

Secretary of State John Kerry’s remark last week that it is a “mistake” to insist that the Palestinian Authority recognize Israel as a Jewish state brings to mind a little-known episode in the early 1950s, when the Eisenhower administration briefly embraced the notion that Israel should stop identifying itself as a Jewish state. The key figure […]