Posts Tagged: Washington
Saudi Arabia Declines UN Security Council Seat
JNS.org - In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia has refused to accept its election to a seat on the United Nations Security Council. As its reasons...
U.S. Government Shutdown Begins
Politico - The government has officially shut down. The partisan gridlock in Washington proved insurmountable, as House Republicans continue to insist on changing, delaying...
Daughter of Auschwitz Kommandant, Modeled for Balenciaga, Then Worked at Jewish Owned Shop for 35 Years
One of the daughter's of Auschwitz Kommandant Rudolf Höss once capitalized on her beauty to walk the runway as a model for dress maker Balenciaga,...
Ex IDF Intelligence Chief: US Support for Israeli Strike on Iran Strengthening
JNS.org - Amos Yadlin, former head of military intelligence for the Israel Defense Forces, said America might be warming up to the prospect of an...
Russia Affirms Commitment to Delivering S-300 Missile System to Syria
Russia is still committed to delivering the S-300 advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Syria, despite Western objections, and is also considering extending a loan to...
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister to Visit Russian Counterpart Amid Peace Conference Efforts
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil is scheduled to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Monday, the Russian foreign ministry...
Top Netanyahu Aide Could Continue Strategic Shift in Israel’s Relations with U.S.
Rumors recently began to circulate that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may appoint his senior advisor, Ron Dermer, as Israel's next ambassador to...
Chicken Little, Israeli Edition
If there's something which is guaranteed to drive an observer of Israel mad nowadays, it is an irreconcilable dissonance between the timid response of the...
Jihadists Lie In Wait for Iraq Pullout
Iran and al-Qaida appear poised to fill the power vacuum created by the U.S. decision to withdraw remaining U.S. troops from Iraq by Dec. 31....
The Elevator Interview – Elie Wiesel (Exclusive)
AJ: As a Holocaust survivor and Jewish activist, what do you think Jews could or should be doing for our continued, proud survival? EW: The primary...
Palestinian U.N. Statehood Bid: More Broadway Theater than a Serious Middle East Peace Effort
The Palestinian Authority ("P.A.") is proceeding full steam ahead to create "facts on the ground" in the Middle East, by working the Manhattan ...
The Pentagon’s On Fire: Amb. John Bolton Remembers 9/11
I arrived at the State Department early on September 11, my bags packed to fly to London that afternoon. I was to meet there...
Terrorist Prison Blues
Life in prison is difficult, especially for 20 Muslim inmates at a high security unit housing 30 people in total. They miss their...
Facing Facts on President Obama’s Syria Strategy
The end of the Gaddafi regime in Libya has focused new attention on the rebels in Syria -- as has last week's belated call...
