Tag Archives: Syria

How the #IranDeal explains Obama’s inaction in Syria

TABLET MAG Obama’s Syria Policy Isn’t a ‘Mistake.’ It’s Deliberate. by Lee Smith September 7, 2016 …What Kristof, Cohen, Wright, and their colleagues apparently can’t see, even at this late date, is that Obama’s inaction in Syria is not simply … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

New York Times false equivalencies: “Jewish refugees did not cause an explosion of rape and sexual violence as Muslim refugees have in Sweden and Germany”

OBSERVER Nicholas Kristof’s Obscene Comparison: Injured Syrian Girl Is Not Anne Frank by Abraham H. Miller August 29, 2016 Anne Frank is not an injured Syrian girl, and to make the comparison, as Nicholas Kristof does, is to stand on the … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“Obama simply doesn’t care…in part because he thinks we lack clean hands and thus the moral standing to continue to play international arbiter”

WASHINGTON POST The price of powerlessness by Charles Krauthammer August 18, 2016 …The reordering of the Middle East is proceeding apace. Where for 40 years the U.S.-Egypt alliance anchored the region, a Russia-Iran condominium is now dictating events. That’s what … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

“In recent visit to Moscow, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad told Vladimir Putin that he would assure quiet on Israel’s border”

GLOBES Assad wants Israel’s support in fight for survival by Norman Bailey August 4, 2016 I am constantly amazed how the mainstream media can ignore the most interesting things that are happening, while concentrating on a few headline topics and … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

For the Jewish community, another aspect to the Syrian refugee debate

THE JEWISH ADVOCATE Rutland, Vt. concerns on taking Syrian refugees have validity by Dr. Charles Jacobs July 29, 2016 Earlier this month, the Board of Alderman in Rutland, Vt. balked at a secret plan by that city’s mayor to settle … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Syrian drone testing Israeli alertness ? Israel fails to bring it down.

ISRAEL HAYOM Drone infiltrates Israeli border with Syria, interception fails by Lilach Shoval, Daniel Siryoti, Danny Brenner July 18, 2016 Israel on Sunday fired missiles towards an unmanned drone that entered Israeli airspace from Syria, the IDF said in a … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“Arab world’s anti-Israel pathology prompted the Sunni states to rescue Hezbollah from the consequences of its own folly 10 years ago” ensuring Hezbollah would save Assad

COMMENTARY How Israel-Hatred Helped Ruin Syria by Evelyn Gordon July 15, 2016 Israel-hatred isn’t the only reason for the Mideast’s current meltdown, but it has undoubtedly played a significant role. As an example, consider how Lebanon was rebuilt after Hezbollah’s … Continue reading

Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

“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

Posted in Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

“The Russian-Israeli axis could redesign the Middle East”– US exits stage left

RUSSIA INSIDER Will Russia Become the Sole Guarantor of the Jewish State by Giancarlo Elia Valori June 15, 2016 …Russia, which has already “won” its war in Syria, and Israel, which has drawn all the geopolitical consequences of the “Arab … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

“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

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment