Tag Archives: Binyamin Netanyahu

“For if you remain silent at this time, rescue and safety will come from another place”

Posted on 2 March 2015 by

The words in the title are a direct quote from Megillat Esther, the Book of Esther, which Jews worldwide will read on Wednesday night as Purim begins.  The background to the story is the plot by Haman the Agagite, the … Continue reading →

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Obama’s revenge

Posted on 16 February 2015 by

We’ve come to know and not love Obama’s petulant thin-skinned persona who cannot take criticism from allies, or even disagreement on policy. Several times over the past years Israel has experienced the sharp edge of his or the Administration’s tongue, … Continue reading →

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Why Netanyahu must go to Washington

Posted on 12 February 2015 by

The furor caused by Congressional Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Binyamin Netanyahu to address Congress about Iran has brought about furious debate both in Israel and America. The fault lines are pretty much along partisan lines, with the Democrats in … Continue reading →

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Obama’s strategy has caused the US to be seen in the Middle East as the ally of terrorists

Posted on 11 February 2015 by

In my previous post I quoted from a very long essay by Michael Doran in Mosaic Magazine on Obama’s strategy in the Middle East, concentrating on Iran. Here, the article talks about Obama’s relations with Israel: To the Israelis, who … Continue reading →

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Obama’s strategy: malevolence, not stupidity

Posted on 10 February 2015 by

According to the old adage, we should never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence. For the first half of the Obama presidency, despite the swirling conspiracy theories about the President, his advisors and the Administration in general, … Continue reading →

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The US is interfering in Israel’s elections despite Obama’s ostensible “reluctance”

Posted on 8 February 2015 by

One of the prime reasons given by President Barack Obama for his objection to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress about the dangers of a deal with Iran and his further refusal to meet with Netanyahu is that … Continue reading →

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