Posts Tagged: President Barack Obama
Kerry: Peace Talks to Resume in Washington ‘Soon’
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday that the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have "established a basis" for restarting peace...
Poll: 79% of Palestinian Arabs View the United States Unfavorably
Israelis and Palestinian Arabs have vastly different views of the U.S., but share the hope that President Barack Obama will undertake a larger role in...
Senators Ask Obama to Withdraw Hagel Nomination
Fourteen U.S. senators asked President Barack Obama to withdraw his nomination of former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, who continues to come under fire for his...
Obama Urges ‘Diplomatic Solution’ for Iran During State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama, in State of the Union address Tuesday night, urged a "diplomatic solution" for the Iranian nuclear threat and said the U.S. stands...
Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Says Obama to Meet With Ahmadinejad
Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al Alusi contacted me by phone last week to report that, according to "good sources," U.S. President Barack Obama is expected...
Knesset Speaker Says Israel ‘Worried’ About Hagel Nomination
Following the swift reaction of U.S.-based Jewish groups to President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense, Israel began to weigh...
57 Senators Urge Obama to Emphasize ‘Readiness to Take Military Action Against Iran’
More than half of the U.S. Senate has signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to re-emphasize his "readiness to take military action against Iran if...
U.S. Lawmakers Petition Obama to Close PLO’s Washington Office
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging President Barack Obama to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington, DC, in response to the...
Iron Dome Highly Successful in Intercepting Gaza Rockets
With hundreds of rockets raining down from Gaza, Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system has saved an untold number of lives thanks to Israeli technological...
Ed Koch: Advice to Both Republicans and Democrats
President Barack Obama won reelection in a blowout. Some will ask how I can say "blowout" when he narrowly won the popular vote. President Obama...
Israel and Obama: Post-Election Musings in the wake of Democrat Victory
Being in the US this week during the elections has truly been a remarkable experience and roller coaster. The outcome is that, for better or...
Being a Leader or Looking Like a Leader: Hurricane Gives Second Wind to Obama
Hurricane Sandy has caused much death and destruction, but it may save Barack Obama, because it gives him a chance to look like a leader just...
Wikileaks Global Intelligence Files: Israel Day 2, Haaretz Journalist Yossi Melman is Stratfor Informant
The whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks has continued to release for a second day what it says will eventually be 5 million e-mails sent between July 2004...
End of Year Reflections
Here we are at the end of 2011. Our Congress is made up of bumblers who are interested only in their reelection, and...
