Yoram Ettinger
ARTICLES BY: Yoram Ettinger
From Cairo 2009 to Jerusalem 2013
Is President Obama learning from history by avoiding - or repeating - the crucial errors of his 2009 visit to the Middle East? In 2009, Obama...
Americans Support Israel. Does Their President?
On the eve of President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, American constituents are concerned about his attitude toward Israel, as reported by...
Obama Should Beware of Benevolent Ethnocentrism
On the eve of President Barack Obama's visit to the Middle East, he should examine the damage to vital U.S. economic and...
Purim Guide for the Perplexed 2013
1. "Purimfest 1946" were the last words of Julius Streicher, the Nazi propaganda chief, as he approached the hanging gallows (Newsweek magazine,...
President Obama’s Tactical Visit to Israel
President Obama's March 2013 visit to the Middle East, including Israel, could signal a significant policy-change from his June 2009 visit, which...
Opinion: The Israeli Political System Needs a Complete Overhaul
The political system The January 22, 2013 Israeli election highlighted the urgent need to overhaul Israel's entire political system, not just...
Obama Needs to Realize It’s Not About the Palestinians
President Obama's criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu — on the eve of the Jan. 22, 2013 Israeli elections — underlines the secondary...
Chuck Hagel Joins the Palestine Firsters
Chuck Hagel established himself as a Palestine Firster on October 27, 2009, speaking at J Street's first national conference: "The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is central, not...
Brennan and Hagel – Bolstering or Weakening US National Security?
The US Senate vote on the nomination of John Brennan and Chuck Hagel to the positions of CIA Director and Defense Secretary, respectively, will shape...
An Israeli State of Mind
On the eve of the January 22, 2013 Israeli election, the Israeli public demonstrates more realism than its politicians. Israelis highlight security...
Senator Daniel Inouye Was the Most Effective Architect of U.S.-Israel Strategic Cooperation Ever
The late Senator Daniel Inouye, chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the president pro tempore (the third in line for the U.S. presidency,...
Arab Spring — Where to?
The following interlinked assumptions are divorced from reality: the rising tide of the Islamist forces on the Arab Street is led by politically pragmatic and...
Israeli Settlement Facts and Falsehoods
1. Judea and Samaria (Jewish roots) or West Bank (Arab roots)? "Judea" (יהודה) is the origin of the term "Jew" (יהודי). Its Hebrew spelling combines...
Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed 2012
1. Chanukah is the only Jewish holiday which commemorates a Land of Israel national liberation struggle, unlike Passover (the Exodus from Egypt), Sukkot/Tabernacles & Shavouot/Pentacost...
