Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

Jerusalem mayor urges Obama to recognize Israel’s capital

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Marissa Newman and AP June 8, 2015 Foreign Ministry refuses to comment after US Supreme Court strikes down law allowing Americans born in Jerusalem to list Israel as birthplace Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Monday urged … 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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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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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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No Mr President, you don’t fully understand our fears

TIMES OF ISRAEL by David Horovitz June 3, 2015 Don’t just blame Israelis for seeing danger where you see possibility, as you did in your latest TV interview. Work to give us a tangible basis upon which to rebuild our … Continue reading

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Paying Tehran’s Bills. Sanctions relief will only empower Iran

Iran’s support of Assad has direct implications on Israel’s Lebanon border WEEKLY STANDARD by Lee Smith June 8, 2015 Even the Obama administration acknowledges that Iran is up to a lot of mischief in the Middle East. Tehran is engaged … Continue reading

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Obama raises possibility of allowing U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood

LA TIMES by Christi Parsons and Michael A. Memoli June 2, 2015 Obama makes veiled threat about Palestinian statehood in an interview President Obama took a step toward a tougher line with Israel in an interview released Tuesday, raising the … Continue reading

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President Obama and Pope Francis Both Admit That Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism

ALGEMEINER by Adam Levick May 31, 2015 It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for “progressive” anti-Zionists. First, Barack Obama, during his interview with Jeffrey Goldberg last week, clearly suggested that denying Israel’s right to exist is anti-Semitic. More recently, … Continue reading

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Barack Obama’s anti-Semitism test

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick May 29, 2015 …In his interview with [Jeffrey] Goldberg, Obama gave a reasonable if incomplete definition of what anti-Semitism is. Obama said that an anti-Semite is someone who refuses to recognize the 3,000-year connection between … Continue reading

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