Tag Archives: US politics

Guest Post: What will President Biden mean for Israel?

Posted on 21 January 2021 by anneinpt

This is another guest post by Brian Goldfarb about newly elected US President Joe Biden which I hope is not too optimistic! At some point after this article is published (and comments are welcome as usual) I shall post a … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: antisemite or just young and yet to learn?

Posted on 10 July 2019 by anneinpt

This is a guest post by frequent contributor Brian Goldfarb. He has a look at the sayings and doings of the (very) young Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She has caused a stir, to say the least, with her stupid comments … Continue reading →

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Hagel has learned the wrong lessons from the 1956 Suez Crisis

Posted on 7 February 2013 by anneinpt

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 →

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The political mugging of Israel over the Hagel and Kerry nominations

Posted on 4 January 2013 by anneinpt

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 →

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