Arik Elman
ARTICLES BY: Arik Elman
Obama Won’t Win in Israel
Who said President Obama dislikes Benjamin Netanyahu? It is simply not possible to imagine a bigger favor the President could have done for the Prime Minister than...
Israeli Elections and the Death of the Political Left
What a difference a month makes. Not so long ago we in Israel were digesting the results of the decision of the American people to...
Israel, Adjusting to the New America
Call it a sign of the new times. A few minutes after the Likud MK Danny Danon reacted to the re-election of President Obama by...
Dear Pro-Israel Voters, Obama Is No Peacemaker
When Americans head to the polls to elect their President, those of them who care about Israel strongly enough to let the future of the...
Zach Braff’s Debate Tweet About Israelis and Obama
While the candidates for the free world's top job were trying to avoid foreign policy questions in Boca Raton, the Jewish-American comedian Zach Braff decided to...
Mitt Romney Must Confront Voters with the Alarming Reality of American Appeasement
In comparison to the previous debate, President Obama gets points - mostly for showing up. Nevertheless, even the first polls show that he didn't manage...
VP Debate: Joe Biden Lied About Israel and Netanyahu’s Position on Iran (VIDEO)
In last night's vice presidential debate, Joe Biden insisted that the Israelis and the U.S. are on the same page with regard to the timeline of Iran's...
Netanyahu’s Election Victory: Not a Walk in the Park
Compared to the incredible emotional roller-coaster that the American presidential election has become in recent weeks (it's hard not to see the contrast between the...
The Middle East Believes in American Weakness
In the tragedy of death and mayhem which on September 11 engulfed the smoking ruins of what was, before Obama, the American position in the Middle...
Backstabbing Democracy: A Nuclear Iran and the Israeli Media
August in Israel is usually full of hot air, and this one is no exception. The country is sweating under the relentless summer sun, and...
Romney in Israel States Simple Truths
Mitt Romney came to Israel bruised. Having shot himself in the foot by telling the truth about the complexities of organizing the Olympic Games and...
As Secretary Clinton Comes a-Callin’ There is Nothing to Discuss
Mitt Romney isn't President yet, but for Israel, the strength of his candidacy is already paying off. Otherwise, why on earth would Secretary Clinton, having...
Yitzhak Shamir and Israeli History
I first met Yitzhak Shamir a few months after I made my aliya from the rapidly declining Soviet Union in the summer of 1990. Back...
Jewish Nobel Prize Established Over Years of Development
The launch of the Genesis Prize was announced recently by the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel, the Genesis Philanthropy Group, as well as...