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Is Obama set to appoint anti-Israel Charles Hagel as Defence Secretary?
The news out of the White House is not encouraging for Israel and her supporters if the rumours are true that US President Obama is set to appoint Charles Hagel as Defence Secretary in place of Leon Panetta who is … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, International relations
Tagged antisemitism, Charles Hagel, Defence Secretary, Jewish Lobby, Leon Panetta, Pentagon, White House
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Richard Falk and John Kerry’s wrongful statements about Israel
The terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon last week and the attempted thawing of relations between Israel and Turkey were exacerbated by outrageous and idiotic statements by diplomats and politicians, people who really ought to know better but it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, International relations, Terrorism
Tagged apology, Binyamin Netanyahu, bombing, Boston, flotilla, IHH, John Kerry, marathon, Mavi Marmara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Richard Falk, Secretary of State, terrorism, Turkey, UN
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Iran – the need to act before it’s too late
Iran has been leading the world on a merry chase after the elusive unicorn of nuclear disarmament. It has engaged in talks while simultaneously escalating its drive to pursue nuclear capability, and latest reports are that Iran has tripled its … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Chuck Hagel, Iran, Israel, Middle East, nuclear program, oil, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, sanctions, terrorism, United States
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Political lessons from the Purim story
Since it is still Purim today in Jerusalem, it is timely to be reminded of the modern-day lessons and parallels that can be learned from the ancient Purim story as written in the Megillah. Barry Rubin has written a very … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, Judaism, Mideast news
Tagged Ahasuerus, anti-semitism, anti-Zionism, Esther, Haman, Middle-East politics, Mordechai, Persia, Purim
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The political mugging of Israel over the Hagel and Kerry nominations
Following the furore over the possible nomination of Charles Hagel as US Secretary of Defence, Gil Troy in his Jerusalem Post blog writes that Israel was sandbagged in a political mugging over the nomination of Hagel: (Emphases are mine.) During … Continue reading →