Yoram Ettinger
ARTICLES BY: Yoram Ettinger
The Truth About Oslo
Twice recently, at an Oct. 16 memorial ceremony for the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and at a diplomatic conference on Oct. 24, President Shimon...
The U.S.-Saudi Conundrum
U.S. House Members and Senators are increasingly approached by panicky leaders of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Oman and Kuwait, who have always considered the...
U.S. and Israel Both Win From Partnership
In 1948, U.S.-Israel relations were a classic case of a one-way-street: the U.S. gave and Israel received, economically and militarily. In 1952, the U.S. administration rejected...
The Myth of a Jewish Minority
A military concept of arrogance swept Israel's leadership 40 years ago. It required a heroic performance by the Israel Defense Forces to snatch...
Obama at the UN: New Policy or Same Old Mistakes?
U.S. President Barack Obama reintroduced his New Middle East vision during his September 25, 2013 speech at the U.N. General Assembly: "Let me take this...
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. The U.S. covenant with the Jewish State dates back to Columbus Day, which is always celebrated around Sukkot. According to "Columbus Then and Now" (Miles Davidson,...
Obama’s Syria Policy is in Chaos
Irrespective of Israel, Free World inaction in the face of unconventional military systems in the hands of rogue regimes -- such as that of Syrian...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. Yom Kippur commemorates God's forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf. Forgiveness applies to everyone, including non-religious persons. In addition, Yom Kippur commemorates God's Covenant with...
Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah - "the beginning of the year") is compatible with the agricultural calendar. It commences with the planting of seeds...
Will Obama Triumph in 2014?
President Barack Obama's maneuverability, domestically and internationally, will depend on the outcome of the very critical November 2014 six-year-itch election campaign, which is already underway. The...
Israel’s Neighbors Don’t Want Peace
While the Middle East combusts, threatening vital U.S. interests, the U.S. attempts to clip Israel's wings -- the only reliable, predictable, stable, effective, democratic and...
Water or Fuel to the Fire?
The head of Israel's Shin Bet security service, Yoram Cohen, stated that 60 percent of released Palestinian terrorists revert to operational terrorism. Most of the 1,150...
European Sanctions Are a Test for Israel
There are no free lunches in personal and national struggles, especially when it comes to the Jewish people, and certainly not in the Middle East. Successful...
Arab Leaders Are Using ‘Taqiyya’ to Deceive the West
The Quran-derived "taqiyya" concept is a core cause of systematically-failed U.S. peace initiatives in the Middle East; 1,400 years of intra-Muslim/Arab warfare and the lack...
