Posts Tagged: Yoram Ettinger
Is Israel Really Isolated?
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that "if we do not resolve the issues between Palestinians and Israelis, if we do not find a...
Former Israeli Ambassador Pins Dead Peace Process on American Wishful Thinking, Says Kerry ‘Smothered in a Middle East Sandstorm’ (INTERVIEW)
Yoram Ettinger, the former Israeli Ambassador for U.S. Congressional Affairs, on Thursday had harsh words for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who he said...
Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Purim's Scroll of Esther represents fundamental tenets of Judaism: *Faith in God, in contrast to idolatry and cynicism; *Value/principle-driven realism (right vs. wrong and civil liberties), in contrast...
On Economic Sanctions and Appeasement
According to Winston Churchill, "an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." The U.S. administration is leading the easing of...
Can Israel Say No to the Kerry Peace Plan?
The assumption that Israel must accept the Kerry plan as a basis for negotiations with the Palestinian Authority -- lest it risk a rift with...
Another Reality Check on Palestinian Refugees
The Palestinian refugee issue has been dramatically misrepresented, distorting circumstances and numbers, in order to delegitimize the Jewish state. The root cause then and now According to...
The True Number of Palestinian Arab Refugees
Western policymakers and media have misconstrued/misrepresented the Palestinian refugee issue, ignoring its global context and core data. Moreover, the Palestinian claim of dispossession --...
Iran Nuclear Deal Doesn’t Pass Common Sense Test
Contrary to conventional "wisdom," Iran considers the U.S. and the Arab oil-producing Gulf States -- not Israel -- the primary target for its nuclear capabilities....
Ben-Gurion’s Legacy: Resisting U.S. Pressure
Upon the 40th anniversary of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion's death, Israeli and American policy-makers should study the 1948 legacy of Israel's Founding Father: Defiance of...
An Open Letter to John Kerry on the Peace Process
The Hon. James Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, The State Department, Washington D.C. November 8, 2013 Dear Secretary Kerry, After listening to you declare repeatedly over the past weeks that...
The Truth About Oslo
Twice recently, at an Oct. 16 memorial ceremony for the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and at a diplomatic conference on Oct. 24, President Shimon...
U.S. and Israel Both Win From Partnership
In 1948, U.S.-Israel relations were a classic case of a one-way-street: the U.S. gave and Israel received, economically and militarily. In 1952, the U.S. administration rejected...
The Myth of a Jewish Minority
A military concept of arrogance swept Israel's leadership 40 years ago. It required a heroic performance by the Israel Defense Forces to snatch...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. Yom Kippur commemorates God's forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf. Forgiveness applies to everyone, including non-religious persons. In addition, Yom Kippur commemorates God's Covenant with...
