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#Obama “mocked American exceptionalism as if any other country could possibly claim this mantle in America’s absence”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Obama sided with the forces of darkness by Thane Rosenbaum December 26, 2016 Barack Obama hosted Hanukkah parties at the White House throughout his presidency, but he waited until shortly after his final one, the day right … Continue reading

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“This is a moment for Democratic friends of Israel to apologize for eight years of excusing and rationalizing Obama’s growing hostility to the Jewish state”

COMMENTARY Obama’s Betrayal by Jonathan S. Tobin December 23, 2016 It turned out that nothing could prevent President Obama from firing one last shot at Israel. Despite the pleas of the Israeli government and the warning from his successor that … Continue reading

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“Major Jewish organizations join forces to condemn US abstention on Security Council resolution; left-wing groups offer strong support”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Outraged US Jewish leaders: UN vote tarnishes Obama’s legacy by Rebecca Shimoni-Stoil December 24, 2016 Major US Jewish organizations declared that US President Barack Obama had undermined his legacy on Israel and bitterly criticized the administration’s decision … Continue reading

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Israel seeks Trump’s assistance at UN: “Jerusalem official accuses White House of coordinating abstention on anti-settlement resolution with Palestinians”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel reportedly went to Trump on UN draft after failing to sway Obama by TOI Staff December 23, 2016 Israeli officials approached US President-elect Donald Trump to assist them in thwarting an anti-settlement UN Security Council resolution, … Continue reading

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“New Zealand, Venezuela, Malaysia and Senegal give Cairo until midnight to decide if it will reintroduce resolution shelved after heavy pressure from Israel, Trump”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Security Council members threaten to push anti-settlement draft if Egypt won’t by Joshua Davidovich, TOI Staff December 23, 2016 Four countries have reportedly issued Egypt with an ultimatum, threatening to bring forward a UN Security Council resolution … Continue reading

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State Department Arabists “have been more systematically wrong than any other area of specialists in the diplomatic corps. This is because Arabists not only take on the cause of the Arabs, but also the Arabs’ tendency for self-delusion”

THE HILL Failed diplomat Kurtzer attacks America’s newest ambassador to Israel by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach December 20, 2016 A predictable pattern has emerged over the last several decades of U.S. Middle East policy. The State Department will urge the president … Continue reading

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“Investigation claims Obama admin retaliated against scientists, politicized Department of Energy”

FREE BEACON Obama Admin Fired Top Scientist to Advance Climate Change Plans by Adam Kredo December 20, 2016 A new congressional investigation has determined that the Obama administration fired a top scientist and intimidated staff at the Department of Energy … Continue reading

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Keith Ellison: “In the immortal words of former NY Knicks star Michael J. Richardson, for the Democrats, “the ship be sinking”

AMERICAN THINKER Keith Ellison: The Democrats Just Don’t Get It By Jerrold L. Sobel December 19, 2016 You might think that, having just suffered a shellacking for the ages, the DNC would moderate its stance, sense the pulse of the … Continue reading

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Pettiness Trumps Gratitude “11 Boycotters of DC Azerbaijan Hanukkah Party: ADL, HIAS, Union for Reform Judaism, Hadassah, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Americans for Peace Now, Ameinu, Workmen’s Circle, Jewish Women International, and National Council of Jewish Women”

ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA Groups Boycotting Azerbaijan-Hanukkah Party Hurt Both U.S-Israel & Muslim Azerbaijan Relations by Morton A. Klein December 15, 2016 Eleven Jewish organizations have hurt and embarrassed the President-elect and Azerbaijan – a friendly Muslim country with an … Continue reading

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“The Jewish conservatives and ‘nation builders’ who led us into Iraq and Afghanistan bet the farm against Donald Trump, and lost. What now?”

TABLET MAG Bye-Bye, Neocons by David P. Goldman December 14, 2016 Israeli leaders of all major parties warn of two existential threats to Israel: a U.N. resolution forcing Israel back to the 1967 armistice line, and a nuclear-armed Iran. With … Continue reading

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