Posts Tagged: israel
Iraqi Ally of Israel on Hagel, “This is Not a Minister of Defense, But a Minister of Chaos” (INTERVIEW)
On Friday I spoke with former Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al Alusi, who has championed counter-terrorism cooperation and normalized relations between Iraq and Israel. This Arab...
Obama’s Call for “Peace in Our Time”: Some Aids to Reflection
In the context of his usual call for "engagement" (rather than war) with nations who harbor "suspicion and fear" of America, President Obama in his...
Hagel Performs Poorly in Accidental Press Conference
Politico - Chuck Hagel wandered into the lion's den Tuesday. Except for a single unusual interview with a home state newspaper, the former Republican...
Egyptian Soldiers Send Flirtatious Messages to Female IDF Personnel
Although women are in the minority when it comes to Israeli combat soldiers, they make up 55% of field intelligence officers, a number of which...
Netanyahu: “I’ll Make Peace if I am Talking With Someone Who Does Not Embrace Hamas”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he does not believe Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has any real intention of reaching a peace...
The Strange Arrest of Zaki al-Sakani
Much of the Palestinian-Israeli Oslo "peace process" mythology is grounded in the idea that if "the Palestinians" were treated as a single, responsible...
Netanyahu: If Israel Moves Out of West Bank, Iran Will Move In
Times of Israel - Without closing the door on the possibility of future negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reiterated his oft-stated...
Opinion: Hagel Nomination Sends Chilling Signal About Obama’s Second Term
In light of the opposition generated when former senator Chuck Hagel's candidacy for defense secretary was initially mooted, most analysts predicted - mistakenly ...
Mali is France’s Gaza
France is now going to war in Mali because it says "we cannot have a terrorist state at the door of Europe," but when Israel...
Random Musings: Israeli Elections, Rand Paul, and Charities Hurt by Sandy
Some random thoughts on a cold New York night in January: With the Israeli elections a little over a week away, there is a deafening silence...
Rand Paul: “None of our Business” Whether Israel Builds in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post - It is "none of our business" whether Israel builds new neighborhoods in east Jerusalem or withdraws from the Golan Heights, and...
Why Obama Hearts Hagel
The last time I wrote about President Obama's then only rumored selection of Chuck Hagel I said two things I knew I would wish to...
“Some of My Best Friends are Antisemites”: Obama Nominates Hagel
"Europe's leaders—and all leaders—should strongly oppose antisemitism, which poisons public debates over the future of the Middle East." -President George W....
Why I am Paranoid About Chuck Hagel
We Jews are paranoid about our survival as a people; sometime even the term paranoid is too weak. But can anyone seriously blame us...
