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“In the days since Vance’s appearance at the RJC, frustration and concern has grown in Jewish and pro-Israel conservative circles about Vance not directly addressing Tucker Carlson”

THE HILL Haley tells Vance to ‘choose a side’: Israel or Tucker Carlson Mira Bhakta September 1, 2026 Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley accused Vice President Vance Tuesday of not taking a clear stance on Israel — slamming him for trying to “be … Continue reading

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“For now, events in the Gulf are being treated as “foreign news,” with Israelis chiefly concerned about the impact on flights, but that appears likely to change soon. And there is no denying it: Something is amiss in relations with the White House”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Netanyahu’s insistence offers a clear hint of what lies ahead Amit Segal July 23, 2026 “Call us when you’re serious,” US Secretary of State James Baker told the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in … Continue reading

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“In an interview with Joe Rogan, Vance accused the Jewish state of undermining his peace deal that had already fallen apart”

FREE PRESS The Real Cause of J.D. Vance’s Failure in Iran Batya Ungar-Sargon July 16, 2026 Vice President J.D. Vance has found the real culprit behind the collapse of the Trump administration’s peace deal with Iran, for which he led … Continue reading

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“VP Vance’s critique overlooks long history of Israeli diplomacy, compromise, and reluctant wars. But worse, it invokes an age-old blood libel”

CLARITY The Israeli Response to Vance Michael Oren July 9, 2026 …What they should have asked, “is JD Vance right when he said that Israel “can’t just kill [its] way out of solving every single national security problem that [it … Continue reading

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“The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding tells Iran that Hezbollah survives and Israel leaves. The Trilateral Framework says that Hezbollah disarms and that, until it does, Israel stays in Lebanon”

GATESTONE Washington Handed Iran the Paper and Kept the War Pierre Rehov July 1, 2026 …Consider what each document asks of the same actor. The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding tells Iran that Hezbollah survives and Israel leaves. The Trilateral Framework … Continue reading

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“Washington is drafting the rules of Israel’s self-defense – without Israel in the room”

MIDDLE EAST FORUM Micromanaging Survival Gregg Roman June 23, 2026 Don’t let the headline numbers — barrels, waivers, frozen billions — set tonight’s frame. The tell of the day is a small procedural fact almost everyone skipped: the United States … Continue reading

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“Israel made Operation Epic Fury devastating because it supplied the things American power often lacks on its own: intimate access, human intelligence, target geometry, and real-time knowledge of the regime’s military architecture.”

FUTURE OF JEWISH America owes Israel a thank-you, not a lecture Bob Goldberg June 20, 2026 U.S. Vice President JD Vance is worried that Israel is isolated. He should ask why. If President Donald Trump is now the only head … Continue reading

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“The vice president is trying hard to sell an Iran deal that hawks claim is weak while offering an olive branch to noninterventionists who opposed going to war at all”

FREE PRESS Vance Tries to Have It Both Ways on the Iran Deal Eli Lake June 17, 2026 Vice President J.D. Vance emerged this week as the White House surrogate in chief to sell the agreement with Iran to end … Continue reading

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“The mullahs believed they held all the cards when the ceasefire was called. But no permanent stoppage was possible without meeting U.S. demands”

FREE PRESS How Iran Wasted the Ceasefire Eli Lake April 12, 2026 The cliché about the Islamic Republic of Iran is that it has never won a war, but never lost a negotiation. Over the weekend in Pakistan, that diplomatic … Continue reading

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“United by their hostility to Israel, the liberal establishment, leftists and right-wing antisemites are hoping to capitalize on a disaster. But it could also backfire on them”

JNS Trump’s critics have a lot riding on the Iran conflict Jonathan Tobin March 2, 2026 Whether they admit it or not, a lot of people are rooting for disaster for the United States and Israel in the conflict that … Continue reading

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