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- "The strategic paradigms that governed the Middle East for decades have shifted. Not all of them. Not fully. But the shift is real, larger than is yet fully understood, and Israel drove it"
- Islamists only want one thing. We cannot appease them
- Joan Peters Caro, author of From Time Immemorial, has passed away in Chicago
- Pentagon confused about Russia's military buildup in Syria
- PM #Netanyahu addresses citizens of #Israel on #Chanukah
- "The University of Chicago has always been usefully out of step with its peers in higher education...and takes perverse pride in its reputation as the place where fun goes to die"
- "Phillips has won a well-earned reputation as a stalwart opponent of the misrepresentations and downright lies about Israel that constantly fill the world’s media"
- One Family along with Israeli singer Hanan Ben Ari sing together "World Champion" in moving clip
Tag Archives: United States
Israelis still a long way from US visa waiver
GLOBES by Ron Dagoni December 4, 2014 A bill to extend cooperation between Israel and the US, and which describes Israel as “an important strategic partner” of Washington and establishes the right of Israeli citizens to enter the US without … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged United States, US Congress, US Senate, Visa
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Cornered but unbound by nuclear pact, Israel reconsiders military action against Iran
JERUSALEM POST by Michael Wilner November 22, 2014 Israeli official cites “sunset clause” in proposed comprehensive deal, which guarantees Iran a path into the nuclear club and may corner Israel into war. Historic negotiations with Iran will reach an inflection point … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged China, France, Germany, IAEA, Iran, P5+1, Russia, United Kingdom, United States
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US sent ‘lessons learned’ team to model Israel tactics in Gaza operation
JERUSALEM POST by Michael Wilner November 7, 2014 Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says US military learning from Israel’s “extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties.” The United States sent a team of senior officers to … Continue reading
Are US millennials turning away from Israel?
THE HILL by Niall Stanage August 9, 2014 Young Americans are showing far less fervent support for Israel than older generations, but almost no-one can agree on why the change is happening, how permanent it is likely to be, or … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Gallup, Gaza, Hamas, J Street, Millennials, Pew, United States
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President Obama, my kids are running to bomb shelters in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM POST by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach July 9, 2014 What is more tragic? A tiny democracy who had more than one million people in bomb shelters on Tuesday night? Or the fact that the citizenry are so accustomed to running … Continue reading
Israel no longer a cause that unifies US Jews
WASHINGTON POST Associated Press June 8, 2014 NEW YORK — Once a unifying cause for generations of American Jews, Israel is now bitterly dividing Jewish communities. Jewish organizations are withdrawing invitations to Jewish speakers or performers considered too critical of … Continue reading
The Economist comments on The Weakened West: What would America fight for ?
THE ECONOMIST May 3, 2014 A nagging doubt is eating away at the world order—and the superpower is largely ignoring it “WHY is it that everybody is so eager to use military force?” America’s cerebral president betrayed a rare flash … Continue reading
ArchitectGuy on Israel 