Posts Tagged: obama
Did Obama Protect Hezbollah?
As we reflect upon the legacy of former President Barack Obama, a story in Politico alleges that the Obama administration stonewalled a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation against...
Thanks to Obama, Iran Leads America in the Middle East
The fall of Raqqa, capital of the Islamic State’s “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq, is unarguably an important politico-military milestone, albeit long overdue. Nonetheless, ISIS,...
Israel: Lost Without a Map?
"What I see clearly…is incredible negligence and lack of systematic, long-term planning effort on behalf of Israel’s top political brass…we are facing a deep crisis...
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman: A Dove in Hawk’s Feathers?
"Anyone who wants to apply Israeli sovereignty to Judea and Samaria needs to understand that such a step will bring immediate repercussions from the new...
Kudos to Trump for Ignoring McMaster’s Advice Against Using Term ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’
Despite his impeccable military and other credentials, US President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, began his job -- the one he...
Alan Dershowitz: Keith Ellison Defeated by His Own Actions, Not Any Smear
The close vote by the Democratic National Committee to reject Keith Ellison as its chairperson was a victory for basic decency, and a defeat for...
Trump Mounts Campaign Against Leakers; Obama Officials Suspected
One former senior intelligence official told Fox News he suspects ex-intelligence and other security officials, including former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of...
The Washington Post’s Inadvertent Boost to Steve Bannon
In yet another attempt to discredit US President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Stephen (Steve) Bannon, the Washington Post inadvertently did just the opposite. In a piece...
Iran and Its Appeasers Are Terrified of US Policy Shifts
Following recent tensions between the Trump administration and Iran, discussions are escalating over future White House policy vis-à-vis the mullahs in Tehran. The United States had...
Beinart Savages Kushner on Refugees But Gives Obama a Pass
Peter Beinart -- who will be visiting our Manhattan townhouse this coming Tuesday for a discussion and debate with me and Bret Stephens of the Wall Street...
Playing Politics With the United States Holocaust Museum
Over the weekend, the Trump administration faced justified criticism over its statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which did not reference the centrality of Jewish mass...
How Team Trump Can Counter Obama’s Iran Legacy
If the Iran nuclear deal -- crafted and profoundly advocated by former US President Barack Obama -- was meant to mature the mullahs, it failed...
The Party’s Over: An Open Letter to President Trump
1. Mr. President-elect, they won't leave you alone. The way they see it, the gods of government chose them, even as the world is going...
‘Good Riddance, Obama’: Jerusalemites Send Mixed Parting Messages to the Outgoing US President
Ahead of Friday’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, a reporter from the Hebrew news site nrg took to the...
After Death Threats, South African Model Pledges to 'Re-Educate' Herself With BDS 'Visit to Palestine'
Turkey's Erdogan, Presidential Rival Both Vow to Send Syrians Home
America Lost Charles Krauthammer Just When We Needed Him Most
Celebrating the 'Haley Effect'
Why Is a Study of Palestinian School Books Being Kept Secret from the US Congress?