Posts Tagged: netanyahu
Some on Israeli Left Slant Right Amid Changing Political Map
JNS.org - Avi Gabbay, a leader of Israel’s political left -- and presumably one of the top challengers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- has surprised...
Netanyahu in Kenya: ‘We Believe in Africa’
“We believe in Africa. We believe in Kenya. We believe in our friendship,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday in a keynote speech to dignitaries...
Report: Assad Offers Israel 25-Mile Buffer Zone on Syrian Border
JNS.org - During Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s surprise visit to Russia last week, Assad relayed a message to Israel via Moscow that Damascus would be willing...
Netanyahu Has No Good Options
JNS.org - The last two weeks were not a good time to be the prime minister of Israel. A series of unfortunate events led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
The Gaza Strip: A Disaster in the Making
It has been ten years since Hamas toppled the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, and then took control over the territory. Today, the socioeconomic conditions in Gaza...
Israel’s Opposition Aids Delegitimizers
"We are undergoing a process of fascistization of Israeli politics. These are hard words but they are true. Artists, actors and playwrights are under threat,...
The Unfinished Six-Day War: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu
Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu, When you celebrated the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Six-Day War, did you ponder what this triumph has done to the...
Nikki Haley at Yad Vashem: We Must Always Choose a Side
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley visited Yad Vashem on Friday, during the third and final day of her Israel visit. Haley toured the vast...
Israel Must Now Be Proactive
The fervent hope shared by most Israelis -- despite the frustration of some American Jews -- is that US President Donald Trump will overcome his...
Netanyahu to Incoming US Jewish University Students: ‘Go Against the Lies, Tell the Truth About Israel’ On Campus
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently urged a group incoming American Jewish university students to "go against the lies" and "tell the truth about Israel" on...
Questions of Societal Cluelessness
This week, I was contacted by a young woman conducting background research for an Israeli documentary on the socio-political fabric of the country. "We are seeking...
Taking Trump Seriously, But Not Literally, in the Middle East
JNS.org - In a seminal piece for The Atlantic last September, journalist Salena Zito explained a simple truth that most people hadn’t grasped about the...
After Trump Visit, the Onus Rests on Us
Overall, US President Donald Trump has delivered. He will not have satisfied the delusional aspirations of Israel’s radical right but, despite some missteps before he...
McMaster’s Western Wall Evasion
In a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday -- ahead of US President Donald Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Europe --...
