The unvarnished truth is that Israel would have to be totally out of its mind to wiretap the White House and mount an operation against Donald Trump, the most supportive … Read More Three Former US Officials Played Politics with Politico Over Israeli Spy Allegations
U.S.-Israel Relations
NETANYAHU TO ALLOW U.S. MUSLIM CONGRESSWOMAN TO ENTER ISRAEL ON CONDITION SHE REFRAINS FROM BDS ACTIVITY DURING HER VISIT
“Talk about being between a rock and a hard place”! Even for the embattled Jewish state, this was a completely new twist. PM Bibi Netanyahu had to choose between siding … Read More NETANYAHU TO ALLOW U.S. MUSLIM CONGRESSWOMAN TO ENTER ISRAEL ON CONDITION SHE REFRAINS FROM BDS ACTIVITY DURING HER VISIT
ISRAEL AND THE GULF CRISIS
How is Israel reaction to the current escalation between the US and Iran in the Gulf? Obviously, Israel is rooting for Trump, as are all the Arab states, which also … Read More ISRAEL AND THE GULF CRISIS
ISRAEL’S ELECTION CRISIS – THE AFTERSHOCK
Political turmoil reigns supreme – in the hoopla of the April 9th election, Bibi Netanyahu was confident he was on his way to a record fifth term as Israel’s Prime … Read More ISRAEL’S ELECTION CRISIS – THE AFTERSHOCK
BERNIE SANDERS AND ISRAEL’S HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
Another annual day of remembering the Holocaust has come and gone in Israel. As always, it was marked by a deeply moving ceremony on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl near the Holocaust … Read More BERNIE SANDERS AND ISRAEL’S HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
THE RATIONALITY FOR NETANYAHU’S RE-ELECTION
How come Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, who faces three indictments for fraud, has won an unprecedented fifth election? Just three days after election day Israeli jets reportedly launched another … Read More THE RATIONALITY FOR NETANYAHU’S RE-ELECTION
NETANYAHU IMPOSES PARTIAL FREEZE ON SETTLEMENTS
Remember Henry’s Kissinger’s ‘constructive ambiguity’? We are now seeing President Trump’s version of it, possibly on the advice of his special emissary Jason Greenblatt, who recently visited the region to … Read More NETANYAHU IMPOSES PARTIAL FREEZE ON SETTLEMENTS
TRUMP SIGNALS NETANYAHU – HOLD YOUR HORSES ON SETTLEMENTS!
It was not long in coming – President Trump has signaled Prime Minister Netanyahu to back off on building new settlements or expanding any existing settlements ‘beyond their current borders’. … Read More TRUMP SIGNALS NETANYAHU – HOLD YOUR HORSES ON SETTLEMENTS!
OBAMA MAY HAVE SCREWED ISRAEL BUT BIBI ALSO SCREWED UP
US President Barack Obama screwed Israel on the UN Security Council Resolution that blamed Israeli settlements solely for the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Granted, Secretary John Kerry has tried to take … Read More OBAMA MAY HAVE SCREWED ISRAEL BUT BIBI ALSO SCREWED UP
ISRAEL REELING FROM UN RESOLUTION OUTLAWING WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS
Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu should have known better – but he didn’t. He has now presided over Israel’s greatest diplomatic debacle in years. Bibi knew U.S. President Barack Obama was … Read More ISRAEL REELING FROM UN RESOLUTION OUTLAWING WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS