Tag Archives: America

Israel and the Jewish vote in America

Posted on 8 November 2012 by

Now that Barack Obama has been re-elected for another 4 year term, it’s time for analysis both of the Jewish voting patterns in the elections, and for the future of the US-Israel relationship. Two articles on a similar theme caught … Continue reading →

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Bibi vs. Barak – sign of impending elections?

Posted on 4 October 2012 by

The Israeli news has been dominated in the last few days by the latest sparring between PM Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak. What implications does this rift have for the Israeli political process? One of the major points of … Continue reading →

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Update on Benghazi embassy attack: US Ambassador and 3 others murdered

Posted on 12 September 2012 by

Further to my previous post about the violence at the Cairo and Benghazi US embassies, the shocking news is that the American Ambassador Christopher Stevens was murdered, along with three other embassy staff. The US ambassador to Libya is among … Continue reading →

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Does the US really have Israel’s back on Iran?

Posted on 2 September 2012 by

Despite the White House’s efforts to deny Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s assertion that Obama “has thrown Israel under the bus”, and contrary to US President Obama’s assertion that he has Israel’s back, there are many signs that this support … Continue reading →

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Why is America bashing Israel now?

Posted on 6 December 2011 by

Following on from the two insults hurled at Israel in recent days, by Leon Panetta and by the US Ambassador to Belgium, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton threw her own hat into the ring when she declared herself concerned about … Continue reading →

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FBI wiretapped Israeli embassy – but Israel is an ungrateful ally

Posted on 6 September 2011 by

These two contradictory headlines both appeared in this morning’s papers and managed to raise my blood pressure in an unhealthy way. The spying scandal is extremely offensive on a number of levels: firstly, that the US would spy on an … Continue reading →

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