Posts Tagged: President Obama
Where Should President Obama Visit When He Goes to Israel?
Just hours after the announcement that President Obama would visit Israel, the U.S. ambassador in Tel Aviv, Daniel Shapiro, gave several interviews to...
Iraqi Ally of Israel on Hagel, “This is Not a Minister of Defense, But a Minister of Chaos” (INTERVIEW)
On Friday I spoke with former Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al Alusi, who has championed counter-terrorism cooperation and normalized relations between Iraq and Israel. This Arab...
Two Epistemic Closures: The GOP and Israel-Critics
What do Tuesday's election results remind us of? They should recall the result of November's U.S. elections. Against all evidence - and here I do mean all...
Why Obama Hearts Hagel
The last time I wrote about President Obama's then only rumored selection of Chuck Hagel I said two things I knew I would wish to...
The Hagelian Dialectic
The Chuck Hagel trial balloon has been aloft for weeks now, not to burst or land - since its lofting was never officially acknowledged -...
Mr. Romney, You did us Proud
By now the dust has settled on the Presidential election of 2012. I am left feeling like someone who has witnessed a young person...
The Crisis of the Obama-Israeli Alliance
When President Obama took office in January 2009, no secret was made of the fact that his guiding philosophy in foreign affairs was to shift...
President Obama Elected for Second Term
Four more years. That's what President Barack Obama earned the right to last night, defeating GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. In his speech to supporters afterwards...
Barack, Ross Stress U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation on NJDC Video
Leading up to the Nov. 6 election, the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) released a video in which Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak...
Just in Time for Halloween: Obama and Romney Scared of … Candy?
President Obama and Mitt Romney are apparently objecting to CNN's Crowley, who is set to moderate tomorrow's presidential debate. Both candidates are complaining to the...
Presidential Debate: The Prince and the Fighter
A few quick thoughts about Wednesday's Presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Romney has been fighting to be President of the United States...
President Obama, It’s Not About the Film
Just watched President Obama deliver his speech at the U.N. A few thoughts. First, the President did a decent job condemning extremism and pointing out...
Overt and Covert – You Can’t Make this Stuff Up!
At the recent attack on the US embassy in Yemen they chanted "O Jews, Khyber, Khyber. The army of Muhammad will return!" Observing their responses...
Obama in DNC Address: ‘Commitment to Israel’s Security Must not Waver’
U.S. President Barack Obama, addressing the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, said America's "commitment to Israel's security must not waver, and neither must our...
