Robert Malley’s Return
That there is widespread anxiety over the Obama administration’s Middle East policies is hardly a secret. If we have learned anything over the past six years it is that, contrary to the conspiratorial theory that the so-called “Israel Lobby” is the ultimate authority when it comes to Washington’s stance in the region, the opposite is […]
U.S. Congressman Hold Town Hall Meeting in Jerusalem
The town hall meeting, unique to New England’s traditional style of local citizen governance, made its way to Jerusalem when two US Congressmen visited Israel’s capital to discuss ‘local’ issues with U.S. citizens recently. U.S. Congressmen Bill Johnson (R-OH) and David McKinley (R-WV) took part in a historic town hall meeting with American expatriates on […]
Netanyahu: “Iran Receiving Everything and Giving Almost Nothing”
U.S. Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman said that the United States is committed to reaching a final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program. The hope is that come July, a nuclear accord will be signed and sealed between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1. Speaking from Jerusalem, Sherman maintained that success could only be […]
Kerry Demands Partial Israeli Settlement Freeze
Israel’s Army Radio reported that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is insisting that the Israeli government impose a construction freeze in settlements that fall outside of communities Israeli would keep in any final-status deal with the Palestinians. Aides to Kerry are arguing that construction freezes would allow negotiations to continue after the April deadline. […]
Israel Most Favorably Viewed Mid-East Country by Americans
A recent Gallup poll has revealed that American’s have consistently viewed Israel in a favorable light compared to any other country in the Middle East. A random sample of 1,023 respondents showed that 72 percent of Americans held a “very favorable” view of Israel. Israel’s favorability went up 6 percent, compared to the 66 percent […]
Leaked UN Report Accuses Israel of “Ethnic-Cleansing”
Israel is no stranger to criticism from the United Nations. This week, a UN report leaked by the non-governmental organization UN Watch, is stirring up even more controversy against Israel. Richard Falk, the United Nation’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories who is retiring in March, authored a final […]
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
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 […]
Iran Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Islamic Revolution by Calling for the “Death” of Israel & U.S.
As Iran celebrated its 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on Tuesday, February 11, with state rallies and declarations calling for the death of America and Israel as well as test firing new missiles, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a graduation ceremony for IDF Ground Forces training course. There, the PM took note of the […]