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- “Baranes is a repeated donor to Democratic candidates who has openly advocated against one of Trump’s signature policies, his efforts to limit refugee admissions”
- Hamas tweets cartoon of Jew raping woman ("West Bank") then forced to apologize as cartoon depicts woman unwilling to fight the Jew
- "There are rabbis in the United States who have instructed their communities to “sit shiva because they are mourning for the loss of America”
- Netanyahu removes Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked from ministry positions, reportedly to be replaced by Likud members
- "Democratic senators submit an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, suggesting that none of the $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel would be used for advancing unilateral West Bank annexation"
- “More remarkably still, Israel turned the other regimes in the Middle East into its de-facto allies, starting with Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—and even, to some extent, Qatar"
- Ithaca Jewish Voice for Peace makes their pitch to Third Graders. Can't start em too young.
- Highland Park's Max's Deli gets political with its diners
Tag Archives: Barack Obama
“Trump’s sundry Middle East peace deals are humiliating for his predecessors. Not only did they fail where Trump has succeeded, but they insisted that his achievements were impossible”
NEWSWEEK Trump’s Legacy of Peace by Caroline Glick December 16, 2020 What for so long eluded presidents from Dwight D. Eisenhower to Barack Obama seems to have come effortlessly to President Donald Trump. In the space of just four months, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Trump
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“James Jeffrey signed a 2016 letter warning Trump would put national security at risk, but after serving under him, longtime diplomat says president’s policies made the region safer”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Ex-Syria envoy felt Trump was unqualified. Now he’s sad to see administration go by Jacob Magid December 5, 2020 Veteran US diplomat James Jeffrey has served at the pleasure of both Republican and Democratic presidents. He was … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, James Jeffrey
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Obama portrays Israel as the aggressive occupier that seeks conflict and not peace. By omission and/or comission, lying about Israel is lying about Jews. That is antisemitism.
JNS Obama’s revisionist ‘Promised Land’ by Dov Lipman November 26, 2020 I have never criticized former U.S. President Barack Obama publicly—neither during my time in the Knesset nor anywhere else—despite my having disagreed with many of his policies. I am … Continue reading →
“In his new memoir, the 44th president continues to blame Netanyahu for his own failure to make peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors”
NATIONAL REVIEW Obama’s Simmering Resentment of Benjamin Netanyahu by Jim Geraghty November 20, 2020 The final chapter of Barack Obama’s third memoir, A Promised Land, begins with an extensive review of the former president’s often-testy relationship with his Israeli counterpart, … Continue reading →
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Tagged AIPAC, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Obama: “AIPAC moved rightward in accordance with a political shift in Israel”
ALGEMEINER In New Memoir, Obama Accuses Netanyahu of Engaging in ‘Orchestrated’ Push Against His Administration by Staff November 13, 2020 In his own words, former US President Barack Obama regarded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “smart, canny, tough…gifted … Continue reading →
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Michael Flynn and Sergey Kislyak talked about how Russia could help Israel at the UN
THE MEDIA LINE Transcript: Russia Blocked Second Obama UN Resolution on Israel by Charles Bybelezer June 18, 2020 According to a recently declassified transcript of a phone conversation between former White House adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian ambassador to Washington … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Michael Flynn, Russia, Sergey Kislyak, United Nations
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“Netanyahu tells the story of a major drama that unfolded behind the scenes at the UN Security Council shortly before former US President Barack Obama left office” and it involved Putin
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) How Russia saved Israel from a Palestinian state based on the ’48 borders by Ariel Kahana June 15, 2020 New details about some drama involving Israel, Russia, and the US that played out behind … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Danny Danon, United Nations, UNSC, Vladimir Putin
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“Biden remains a fervent adherent to the failed, groupthink-driven international consensus on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which erroneously places the burden on Israel to make concessions”
NEW YORK POST Obama alums wrong on all counts in attacks on Trump Mideast peace plan by David Friedman May 4, 2020 The Obama administration’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the Middle East as a whole, is best remembered … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Two State Solution
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When it comes to the Middle East, former VP Biden has a history of endorsing woolly and reckless ideas”
BLOOMBERG Biden’s Call to Ease Iran Sanctions Fits a Bad Pattern by Bobby Ghosh April 6, 2020 …Biden has doubled down on Obama’s Iran policy, saying he would, as president, return the U.S. to the deal — without first insisting … Continue reading →
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Echo Chamber redux: “In echo of Iran regime propaganda, Obama era critics falsely claim U.S. sanctions target food and medicine”
FREE BEACON Ayatollah’s American Allies Seize on Pandemic in Fresh Push for Sanctions Relief by Adam Kredo March 19, 2020 The architects of the Obama administration’s self-described pro-Iran echo chamber have used the coronavirus outbreak to argue that U.S. sanctions … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Ben Rhodes, coronavirus, Iran, Qassem Soleimani
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