Posts Tagged: Barack Obama Israel
Obama’s Revisionist ‘Promised Land’
JNS.org - I have never criticized former US president Barack Obama publicly — neither during my time in the Knesset nor anywhere else — despite...
The US-Israel Alliance Is Durable and Strong
The US-Israel bond is a unique bottom-up phenomenon in the sphere of international relations, with most elected officials in the US House, Senate, and the...
Defending Israel With Words, Passion, and Education
Several years ago, I had the privilege of being in the White House's Roosevelt Room, where along with several Jewish community leaders, I met with...
Report: Secret Drone Deal Caused Tension Between Israel, United Arab Emirates
JNS.org - A secret sales agreement of drones from a private Israeli firm to the United Arab Emirates to combat the Iranian nuclear and regional...
Are Democrats Abandoning Israel?
Some recent polls have shown a growing polarization on the formerly bipartisan issue of support for Israel. A widely cited January 2017 Pew poll, for...
The Pitiable, Pathetic Paris Peace Parley
Barack Obama's and John Kerry's “peace” summit in Paris, to which neither Israel nor the Palestinians even bothered to show up -- was a farce. The anti-Israel, anti-settlement...
Ex-US Diplomat Sparks Controversy for Likening Israeli Settlements to ‘a Rash’
JNS.org - Jewish leaders are criticizing a former US diplomat for using what they say is “dehumanizing rhetoric” in his denunciation of Israeli settlements. David A. Korn,...
The United Nations Has Broken All Its Promises to Israel
A lot has been written about the UN Security Council resolution declaring all Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem to be illegal. Even so,...
Israel-Advocates Protest US Role in UN’s Anti-Settlement Vote
JNS.org - While US Secretary of State John Kerry was delivering his anti-Israel tirade on December 28, a different crowd took the streets of New York City...
SPME BDS Monitor: Repercussions of the Obama Abstention at the UN Security Council
2016 was a bad year for BDS, with setbacks at universities and the state level. But the Obama administration’s unexpected decision to abstain from a United...
When President Obama Told Me That Israeli-Palestinian Peace Was Impossible
As many of us are aware, President Obama stumbled at the beginning of his presidency in regard to his relationship with Israel. His speech in Egypt left...
John Kerry’s True Intentions for Jerusalem
Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent speech on Israel contained a potentially dangerous element that has eluded the attention of many, including the speech’s detractors. Kerry’s vision of peace seems fairly...
Experts: Kerry Farewell Speech Put ‘Posturing Over Policy’
JNS.org - The timing of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s so-called farewell speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict seemed to stem largely from “personal animosity” between...
Israel Is Not the Occupier
This past summer, the section of the Republican Party’s platform on Israel included a key statement made in anticipation of President Obama’s betrayal of our...
