Posts Tagged: Trump
Trumpism and the Value of Truth
From the day he announced his candidacy for president of the United States -- with his talk of Mexican rapists illegally crossing the border -- it has...
Attention Donald Trump: Mission Not Accomplished
JNS.org - The five days that it took the US administration to respond to a chemical weapons attack in Syria were vital for two reasons: First,...
Israel’s Netanyahu Voices ‘Full Support’ for US Strikes on Syria Weapons Facilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday declared Israel’s “full support” for Friday’s US-led air strikes in Syria. The US, allied with France and Britain, struck...
Syria Shows the Dangers of ‘America First’ Policy
JNS.org - The government of Syrian President Bashir Assad launched a chemical attack on Saturday on the rebel-held town of Douma, Syria -- killing at least 42 people...
Trump’s Foreign Policy: The Return of Geopolitics
On December 18, 2017, the US government unveiled the country’s new National Security Strategy. The document states unequivocally that “after being dismissed as a phenomenon...
Netanyahu: I Have ‘Chemistry’ With Trump; Jerusalem Recognition Will Be Remembered ‘For the Ages’
In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News that aired on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had “a certain chemistry” with President Donald Trump,...
Trump Follows Through on Jerusalem Promise
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6 was not a political move, but rather the fulfillment of a...
‘Perfect’ Leaders in the United States and Israel
We expect national leaders to behave in an exemplary manner and act as role models to be emulated. What most of us seek is a “perfect”...
A Special ‘Thank You’ for Trump’s Jerusalem Move
JNS.org - On the last day of his visit to Jerusalem in 1871, William Seward -- secretary of state under President Abraham Lincoln -- attended Sabbath evening prayers...
Trump’s First Year in Office: From A to Z
As we approach the end of Donald Trump’s first year in office, it seems appropriate to survey his performance -- and his outlook for the...
How Israel Bolsters Trump’s National Security Strategy
President Donald Trump’s national security strategy -- as enunciated on December 18, 2017 -- reflects a realistic assessment of clear and present threats to the US. The...
Trump Delivers Sorely Needed Dose of Reality on Jerusalem
JNS.org - December 6 will be remembered as a day when a historic wrong was righted. When President Donald Trump made his long-anticipated announcement that the US not only...
Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital, Bringing US Policy ‘Back to Reality’
JNS.org - President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday, breaking with decades of US policy and enraging many in the Arab world,...
Despite His Flaws, Defending Trump on Jerusalem
JNS.org - In the end, perhaps only a president so completely divorced from diplomatic reality and utterly indifferent to international opinion could do it. Despite the...
