Obama’s Hollow Promises Abroad

As U.S. credibility and stature diminish in world affairs, the American president and his secretaries of state and defense engage in eloquent denial. Unfortunately for them, realities trump words, even persuasive ones. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, “where the water-cooler chatter was about America’s waning influence in the Middle East,” John Kerry proclaimed […]

‘Friends’ Tell Israel: Take Risks, Endanger Yourself

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Since 2014 began there’s been a spike in rocket firings from Gaza at Israel—over 30 rockets in six weeks. They have either landed in open fields or been downed by Israel’s Iron Dome system. Israel has responded with some pinpoint strikes on military targets and individual terrorists. Among other things, having a rocket fall on your country about three out of […]

America: One Nation under G-d or under Allah?

In traveling the southeastern region of the United States over the past fifteen years, I have witnessed an increasing presence of women wearing Islamic headscarves as well as full hijab head coverings. This is evidence of an ever-growing number of Muslim residents and an increase in the religious practice of Islam in the U.S. Apparently […]

New Agreement Between IDF and U.S. Air Force Will Help Save Lives

An agreement signed Wednesday (Feb. 5) between the IDF Medical Corps and the American Air Force Medical Department will enable both sides to work more closely together, sharing and developing techniques and technologies that will save lives on the battlefield and during humanitarian rescue missions. At the conclusion of U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General (Dr.) Thomas […]

Academic Boycott Supporters Take Another Hit

A bill put forward in US Congress last week seeks to cut government funding from academic institutions that support boycotting Israel.  This bill follows a similar move by the New York State Senate last month. The NY bill did not specify Israel by name, but was designed specifically in response to the American Studies Association’s […]

Netanyahu and Obama to Meet in March

During the first week of March, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the United States. On his list of appointments is delivering a keynote address to the annual AIPAC Policy Conference and a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. The last time Obama and Netanyahu met was in September 2013, when the […]

Iranian TV Airs Simulated Attack on Israel & U.S. (Video)

Imagine turning on your television and watching the destruction of Israel live on your screen. On Friday, Iranian state TV ran a featured hypothetical documentary that dramatized the bombing of Tel Aviv, Haifa, the Dimona nuclear reactor, and Ben Gurion Airport by Iranian missiles and drones. The documentary served as a warning for any possible […]

Former CIA Chief Favors Freeing Jonathan Pollard

In an interview Saturday with Israeli news Channel 10, former director of the CIA James Woolsey expressed his position that Jonathan Pollard ought to be released after more than 25 years in prison. Woolsey, who was head of the Central Intelligence Agency during the Clinton administration, said that most people in the industry considered Pollard […]

Kerry Warned by Rabbis He Will Share Fate of Haman, Quitting Politics

A group of rabbis in Israel known for their right-wing views have written an open letter to U.S. Secretary John Kerry, chastising him for the political upheaval Kerry has brought upon Israel. The letter was sent by the Committee to Save the Land and People of Israel which is associated with the Our Land of […]