Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

Israel’s Dilemma: “The problem is that in exchange for the expanded military aid, Obama is demanding that Israel surrender its diplomatic and military independence to the White House”

JERUSALEM POST Obama’s money and Israel’s sovereignty by Caroline B. Glick June 23, 2016 …The former ambassador to Washington [Michael Oren] urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to sign the multi-year security assistance deal that US President Barack Obama demands … Continue reading

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#IranDeal “It’s no secret that Treasury officials are seething with anger at Secretary Kerry,” said one congressional adviser…the secretary doesn’t quite understand how U.S. sanctions or financial crime risks work”

FREE BEACON Obama Admin Battling Internal War Over Giving Iran Access to U.S. Dollars by Adam Kredo June 22, 2016 The Obama administration is at odds over whether to give Iran access to the U.S. financial system, a move that … Continue reading

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“Internal [State Department] memo decries President Obama’s reticence to use force against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad”

CHRISTIAN MONITOR Obama feels heat from State Department to act in Syria by Simone McCarthy June 17, 2016 President Obama received a strong message of dissent from 51 State Department officials yesterday, who called for more heavy-handed action against Syrian … Continue reading

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“AIPAC ‘deeply disappointed’ by administration’s objection to Congress’ move to expand funding for Iron Dome, Arrow, Sling”

TIMES OF ISRAEL White House opposes extra funding for Israel missile defense by Rebecca Shimoni Stoil June 15, 2016 The White House said Tuesday that it was opposed to a move by the House of Representatives to increase funding for … Continue reading

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“The so-called “pro-Israel heavyweights” fail to observe that even Israel’s Arab neighbors have lost interest in the once pressing issue of Palestinian sovereignty”

THE HILL Discredited J street benched by Obama for Israel Policy Forum by Andrew Lappin June 14, 2016 …The discarded shell of the once left-leaning Israel Policy Forum (IPF), has been “re-floated” in the guise of a centrist think tank … Continue reading

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The president lashes out at America’s real enemy: the GOP

THE FEDERALIST By Rejecting ‘Radical Islam,’ Obama Rejects Reality by David Harsanyi June 15, 2016 ..As a matter of realpolitik, perhaps it makes sense to avoid the phrase “radical Islam.” We don’t want to offend the Mullahs, theocratic sheiks, oligarchic … Continue reading

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Glick: “Europe and the American Left have seized on Palestinian grievances against Israel as proof that the solution to jihad is anti-Semitism”

JERUSALEM POST Israel Rises in the East by Caroline Glick June 10, 2016 …[At the French “peace” conference] Hollande recycled the tired claim that the way to defeat jihad is by forcing Israel to give Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem to … Continue reading

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“Russia wants to increase her influence in the Middle East and reduce that of the US. Putin understands that the Obama Administration has pushed Israel away, and sees an opportunity to step into the gap”

ABU YEHUDA: A blog about the struggle to keep the Jewish state Bibi and Vlad: “it’s complicated” by Vic Rosenthal June 10, 2016 Today Israel’s PM Binyamin Netanyahu is concluding a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is … Continue reading

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“Political and economic conditions in the US portend a permanent cooling towards Israel, and Israel has to adjust”

GLOBES Israel and the US: The end of the affair by Dr Norman Bailey June 2, 2016 …The relationship has not been without ups and downs, and there is no point here in going into this well-known history. But no … Continue reading

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Netanyahu speaks to Arab leaders as often as once a week

OBSERVER Who Are the Arab Leaders Bibi Regularly Chats With? by Micah Halpern June 1, 2016 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, for the first time, openly and very casually, revealed that Israel and many Arab leaders have open and ongoing … Continue reading

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