Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

Why Netanyahu’s Speech Matters

NATIONAL REVIEW by Matthew Continetti February 28, 2015 The emerging nuclear deal with Iran is indefensible. The White House knows it. That is why President Obama does not want to subject an agreement to congressional approval, why critics of the … Continue reading

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Arabs: Why is Obama Siding with Supporters of Terrorism?

GATESTONE by Khaled Abu Toameh February 26, 2015 The Egyptians are furious with U.S. President Barack Obama for meeting in the White House this week with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. They say that the Obama … Continue reading

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Netanyahu is coming to Washington next week because Obama has left him no choice

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick February 26, 2015 It is hard to get your arms around the stubborn determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today. For most of the nine years he has served as Israel’s leader, first from 1996 … Continue reading

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Obama vows veto of new [AIPAC endorsed] Senate legislation ensuring vote on Iran deal

JERUSALEM POST by Michael Wilner February 28, 2015 Four Senators have introduced a bill that would grant Congress the opportunity to approve, or disapprove, of a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran negotiated by the Obama administration. Under the pen for several months, the … Continue reading

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Insult and Injury: Obama Sends Susan Rice, Samantha Power to AIPAC

BREITBART by Joel B. Pollak February 26, 2015 President Barack Obama is sending National Security Advisor Susan Rice and UN Ambassador Samantha Power–widely seen as among the most anti-Israel members of his administration–to address a prominent pro-Israel gathering next week. The … Continue reading

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Obama Sabotaged AIPAC, Not Netanyahu

COMMENTARY by Jonathan S. Tobin February 27, 2015 The AL Monitor website gained a lot of attention yesterday with a story that alleged that AIPAC was opposed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to speak to a joint session of … Continue reading

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The fatal flaw in the Iran deal

WASHINGTON POST by Charles Krauthammer February 26, 2015 A sunset clause? The news from the nuclear talks with Iran was already troubling. Iran was being granted the “right to enrich.” It would be allowed to retain and spin thousands of centrifuges. … Continue reading

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The Amateur in the White House: Obama’s Iranian Folly

THE OBSERVER by Abraham H. Miller February 25, 2015 Barack Obama will go down in history as the American president who enabled the Shi’ite theocracy to become the region’s hegemonic power and looked the other way while Iran developed the … Continue reading

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U.S. and Israel: The Manufactured Crisis

WEEKLY STANDARD by Elliott Abrams February 26, 2015 The crisis between the United States and Israel has been manufactured by the Obama administration. Building a crisis up or down is well within the administration’s power, and it has chosen to … Continue reading

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Durbin, Feinstein Invite Netanyahu to Dem-Only Meeting; Prime Minister Declines

The irony of this situation — Democrats characterize Netanyahu’s upcoming congressional speech as a partisan act, so what’s the Democrat’s solution? Invite Netanyahu to a Democrat-only meeting ! Fortunately, the Prime Minister didn’t take the bait. Some have announced a boycott (e.g. local “Israel-in-her-DNA” Congresswoman Jan … Continue reading

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