Category Archives: Politics

French PM vows support, says he’ll talk with Orange — Israeli lawmaker

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Judah Ari Gross June 7, 2015 Valls to MK Stav Shaffir: ‘There will be no boycott’; Netanyahu calls for bipartisan fight against sanctions French Prime Minister Manuel Valls promised to join in the talks with telecom … Continue reading

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The new government’s war on BDS

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick June 4, 2015 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is less than a month old, but it’s already apparent that it is different from its predecessors. And if it continues on its current diplomatic trajectory, it … Continue reading

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REPOST: The Lone Republican Jew in Congress: ‘Iran is playing our president like a string quartet’

Reposted with an RJC hyperlink since many of you were unable to view Haartez subscription content posted Sunday RJC by Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt June 3, 2015 “Iran is not negotiating in good faith, and they smell American weakness,” the New York congressman warned … Continue reading

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The Global Pottersville

NATIONAL REVIEW by Victor Davis Hanson June 2, 2015 Where previous presidents fostered American strength, Obama revels in weakness. …Of course, France used to ankle-bite the U.S. on its Mideast policy, with the assurance that in the end American interests … Continue reading

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Israelis and Saudis Reveal Secret Talks to Thwart Iran

BLOOMBERG VIEW by Eli Lake June 4, 2015 Since the beginning of 2014, representatives from Israel and Saudi Arabia have had five secret meetings to discuss a common foe, Iran. On Thursday, the two countries came out of the closet … Continue reading

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Top US Officials Briefed by Radical Anti-Israel NGO

ARUTZ SHEVA by Ari Yashar June 5, 2015 In an unprecedented first, White House and State Department officials were given a briefing by members of the radical leftist Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence, which infamously gathers allegedly false testimony from anonymous IDF soldiers to accuse … Continue reading

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Rabbi Obama’s tough love

ISRAEL HAYOM by David M. Weinberg June 5, 2015 If anybody had any doubts about what is in store for Israel over the next 19 months, U.S. President Barack Obama has now made it clear: a long, painful political shellacking … Continue reading

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French Move Illustrates Israel Boycott BDS Peril

French telecom giant Orange [formerly France Telecom] announces an end to Israel operations. A major victory for the anti-Israel BDS movement. COMMENTARY by Jonathan S. Tobin June 4, 2015 One of the sidebars to the debate about the trade bill currently before … Continue reading

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A Critique of Obama’s Understanding of Israel

THE ATLANTIC by Jeffrey Goldberg June 1, 2015 What the president gets wrong about Israelis, Palestinians, and Iranians, according to a former Israeli intelligence official After I posted an interview with President Obama late last month, I received any number … Continue reading

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Paying the Price

JEWISH WORLD REVIEW by Thomas Sowell June 2, 2015 Baltimore is now paying the price for irresponsible words and actions, not only by young thugs in the streets, but also by its mayor and the state prosecutor, both of whom … Continue reading

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