Posts Tagged: Mitchell Bard Trump
Trump Forced Israel to Surrender; Why Isn’t He Receiving the Blame?
Shortly after the Gaza war began, I reminded readers that US presidents — not Israeli prime ministers — end Israel's wars. Predictably, President Joe Biden...
Putin Has Outplayed Trump — and the US and Israel Have Suffered
In 2009, I wrote that Russians are the world's best chess players, and that Vladimir Putin pursues foreign policy like a chess whiz who can...
Who Will Tell President Trump That His Place Is With the Victims of Racism?
In speaking to Jews from my grandparents’ generation, they often viewed policy decisions through the lens of religious self-interest. They asked, “Is it good for...
Jewish Voters and the Criteria for a Pro-Israel President
In 2016, I broke Jewish voters into five categories and suggested nine criteria for a pro-Israel president. Joe Biden has replaced Hillary Clinton on the...
Trump’s Impossibly Pragmatic Peace Plan
The peace plan released by the president is the most sensible ever devised -- and, simultaneously, the least sensible. Jared Kushner was right about two...
2020: Trump, Clinton, Obama 2.0, or Worse
The US presidential election is still a year away, and the race to determine the Democratic candidate for president remains wide open, though polls suggest...
How Obama Blew the Chance for Economic Peace
In 2009, Barack Obama had an unprecedented opportunity to advance the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. For the first time, the Palestinians had...
Waiting Out Trump?
The headline in the February 5 Washington Post, “Europe’s strategy on Trump: Hope for no second term,” captured the sentiment of not only leaders around...
What Trump Should Say in Israel
I’m not sure if the media will take time out from discussing Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with the Russians to focus on the very important...
