Tag Archives: Charles Hagel

Hagel has learned the wrong lessons from the 1956 Suez Crisis

Posted on 7 February 2013 by

A fascinating insight into the mindset of Chuck Hagel, the candidate for US Secretary of Defence, and by extension the motivations behind US foreign policy under Barack Obama , is brought to us by David Ignatius of the Washington Post … Continue reading →

Posted in International relations, Mideast news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Middle East roundup and US political nominations

Posted on 12 January 2013 by

While we were splashing in the rain puddles and wallowing in the snow, life in the rest of the Middle East continued to roil with violence.  Additionally political appointments with serious implications for Israel look more and more likely. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in International relations, Israel news, Mideast news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The political mugging of Israel over the Hagel and Kerry nominations

Posted on 4 January 2013 by

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 →

Posted in International relations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Is Obama set to appoint anti-Israel Charles Hagel as Defence Secretary?

Posted on 22 December 2012 by

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 , , , , , , | 4 Comments