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The John Kerry-Atlantic Council Connection
President Obama's foreign policy and national security teams reflect the worldview of the Atlantic Council, a prestigious, Washington-based multilateralism-driven think tank. Secretaries of State, John Kerry...
Likud MK Feiglin: Accepting US Aid is Immoral
Times of Israel - Israel should not accept US foreign aid because it is immoral and allows Washington to exert political pressure on...
Obama Says White House Wasn’t Surprised by Syria Strikes
Politico - President Barack Obama has a blunt message for Syrian strongman Bashar Assad and his own critics: I always get my man. Eventually. Obama, who...
The Secretary’s Epiphany
As a U.S. senator, Chuck Hagel went to great lengths to assure people he was not the "Senator from Israel," and he seemed...
How the ‘Obama and Israel’ Debate Misses the Point
WASHINGTON, DC - A persistent theme at this month's policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the weightiest and most influential of all the...
Hagel to Barak: US Will Keep Funding Israeli Missile Defense
Times of Israel - US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak Tuesday that while the US continues to believe...
Hagel and Israel: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
WASHINGTON, DC— For former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, who came under heavy criticism from some Jewish groups and from legislators on both sides of...
When AIPAC Went AWOL
Chuck Hagel's notorious 2008 statement about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the leading institution of the pro-Israel lobby, claimed that "the Jewish...
Jewish Groups, Israel React to Hagel Confirmation
Jewish Groups responded Tuesday to Chuck Hagel's controversial confirmation as Secretary of Defense. From the left, the National Jewish Democratic Council applauded Hagel's statements during his nomination...
Controversial Nominee Hagel Confirmed as Secretary of Defense
Former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, who has come under fire for both his record and statements on Israel since his name surfaced as...
Schumer’s Choice
In 2010 the late Mayor Ed Koch, a beloved leader in the Jewish Community, publicly asked "Where are the voices of Jewish members of Congress...
Senate to Vote on Hagel Tuesday
Fox News - The Senate plans to vote once again on Chuck Hagel's nomination for Defense secretary, with supporters aiming to clear a procedural...
Schumer: Hagel “Almost Had Tears in His Eyes” During Meeting
Politico - New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Chuck Hagel "almost had tears in his eyes" as he explained to the former...
Graham Asks Hagel About “Apartheid” Statement in Letter
Weekly Standard - South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham has just sent a letter to Barack Obama's defense secretary nominee, Chuck Hagel. Graham asks if,...
