Yoram Ettinger
ARTICLES BY: Yoram Ettinger
Can Obama Pressure Israel Effectively?
Contrary to the position adopted by U.S. President Barack Obama and all U.S. presidents since 1948, Congress has displayed systematic and sweeping...
Opinion: Putting Things Into Perspective
The Hamas-Israel war is a test of Israel's power-projection and posture of deterrence, which directly impacts the national security of Jordan and other pro-U.S....
Opinion: Containment is No Longer an Option
The goal of Israel's war against Hamas -- which has systematically and deliberately launched missiles at civilians -- must not culminate in yet another cease-fire,...
The Wider Context
Children (clash of civilizations) The Israeli Spring was defined by the entire country -- Left and Right, doves and hawks, secular and religious -- marshaling...
The Arab Street is Boiling
According to the Saudi Arabia-based newspaper Arab News: "The Arab Spring is not about seeking democracy, it is about Arabs killing Arabs [and] about...
Separation Should Not be an Option
Policy makers and public opinion molders who call for Israel's separation from Judea and Samaria are aware that prior separations -- from 40 percent...
Shavuot Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. It has been customary to pave the road to Shavuot from Passover by studying the six chapters of The Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkey Avot...
A Palestinian State — Not a Priority
The Palestinian issue has benefited from the Arab/Muslim talk, but -- due to the Palestinian record of intra-Arab subversion -- has never been supported by...
Where is Israel’s Pro-Active Aliyah Policy?
A pro-active aliyah policy was Israel's most effective engine of growth and posture of deterrence. It catapulted the Jewish state from 650,000 Jews in 1948...
Who Are You, Mahmoud Abbas?
Unlike Western policymakers and public-opinion molders, Arab leaders never doubted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' core ideology. Therefore, they deny him adequate financial support while...
The Moses Legacy
3,400 years ago, the Moses legacy was shaped during the first clash of civilizations (Passover) between faith and responsibility-driven liberty (Moses) on the one...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. The Passover legacy constitutes the foundation of Judaism, and is therefore included in most Jewish blessings ("in memory of the Exodus"). Passover symbolizes the rejuvenation of nature...
Is Israel Really Isolated?
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that "if we do not resolve the issues between Palestinians and Israelis, if we do not find a...
Congressional Muscle and U.S. Foreign Policy
On March 5, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 410-1 to upgrade Israel from a "major non-NATO ally" to a "major strategic partner" -- significantly...
