Tag Archives: President

Roundup of Obama’s visit

Posted on 22 March 2013 by

Apologies for having been offline almost the whole week. I’ve been extremely busy with Pesach preparations, plus babysitting for my grandkids while my son and very pregnant daughter-in-law (she’s in her 10th month…) went to hospital – only to be … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s coming to town

Posted on 18 March 2013 by

US President Barack Obama is coming to Israel later this week and opinions are widely divided as to whether this a Good Thing or a Bad Thing for Israel. I find that I myself cannot make up my mind either, … Continue reading →

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Obama’s reelection and its implications for Israel

Posted on 8 November 2012 by

So Barack Obama has been elected for another 4-year term and many if not most of us in Israel are not terribly happy about this turn of events.  The pundits predict anything from a continuation of the cold but correct … Continue reading →

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Mohammed Morsi is new President of Egypt

Posted on 25 June 2012 by

Mohammed Morsi, the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood-backed candidate, has won the Egyptian presidential elections by a narrow majority. The country’s last four presidents over the past six decades have all came from the ranks of the military. This is the first … Continue reading →

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Elections and chaos in Egypt

Posted on 18 June 2012 by

The Arab Spring, which started in Tunisia but whose most dramatic outcome was felt in Egypt with the downfall of Hosni Mubarak, has clouded over once again. In the chaos that has ensued since the courts dissolved the Egyptian Parliament … Continue reading →

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Obama’s AIPAC speech – what a difference an election year makes

Posted on 5 March 2012 by

It’s hard to believe that nearly a whole year has passed since that contentious speech by Barack Obama and the diplomatic lesson given to him by Binyamin Netanyahu that followed. President Obama, addressing the AIPAC convention today in Washington, portrayed … Continue reading →

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