Posts Tagged: Leon Panetta Israel
Obama Questioned Necessity of Israel’s Military Edge in Middle East, Former Defense Secretary Reveals
Frustrated over a stall in an arms sale to Saudi Arabia, Obama once questioned the necessity of maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge in the region,...
Ehud Barak Heads to Washington Amid Skepticism Over Hagel Nomination
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will arrive in Washington Wednesday for discussions with high level officials, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, on bi-lateral security issues. The...
Israelis Accuse U.S. Defense Officials of Trying to Sway Israeli Public on Iran
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's statement that America believes Israel has not yet decided whether or not to attack Iran represents an attempt...
Obama at AIPAC — Truth in Advertising?
President Barack Obama's address this week to the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was a remarkable performance of salesmanship. But was there truth...
A Nuclear Iran: The Great Re-election Threat
Roger Cohen's January 16th column in The New York Times, "Don't Do It, Bibi" is only the latest in the Obama election campaign's efforts...
Will the Real David Harris Please Stand Up?
As I've written before, I have a problem with my name. It's not that there's anything inherently wrong with it. It's just that, unlike Bon Jovi,...
Kudos to ADL’s Foxman for Speaking Up
For some months I have been highly critical of the failure of the American Jewish establishment leadership to speak out against repeated hostile...
Obama’s Proxy War Against Israel
The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 with the mission, "to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment...
Islamic Ascendancy Intensifies US Appeasement
It is ironic that whereas President Obama portrays himself as a friend of Israel whilst soliciting funds from Jewish donors, two senior members...
Questions Surround Obama’s Position on Israel
The relationship between President Obama, the Obama Administration and the State of Israel, as Alice might say, gets "curiouser and curiouser." As the...
Leon Panetta Blames the Victim
The notion that Israel is primarily responsible for deteriorating relations with Turkey, Egypt and the Palestinians, as claimed by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in...
