Israel

Sun Tzu

Foreign Minister: Israel ‘Will Not Accept a Palestinian Government that Includes Hamas’

Israel’s foreign minister told the UN Security Council on Thursday that a new Palestinian unity government including Hamas was a setback to peace attempts, diplomats said. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman briefed the 15 Security Council ambassadors on the Middle East peace talks and the growing confrontation with Iran in a meeting at a New York hotel. Lieberman [...]
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Charles C. Johnson

Tablet: Deep Divisions Within Israel on Iran Strike

Ehud Barak, Meir Dagan, and Benjamin Netanyahu: At War Over Iran Strategy Our friends at Tablet, one of the great up and coming online magazines, have a great piece analyzing how divided the Israeli government is over whether or not to launch a preemptive attack of Iran. In essence, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense [...]
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Caroline  Glick

Fool Me Twice

Former US congressman Robert Wexler is a man worth listening to. Wexler served as then-senator Barack Obama’s chief booster in the American Jewish community during the 2008 presidential campaign. He appeared everywhere and said anything to convince the American Jewish community that the same man who sat in the church pews [...]
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AWR Hawkins

Ron Paul On Iran: ‘Let Israel Deal With It’

In December 2011, I had a post on Big Peace that echoed Dick Morris’ claim that Paul is to the left of Obama when it comes to using the military, confronting our enemies abroad, and supporting our key allies (particularly Israel). To bolster my contention I highlighted Paul’s claims that he wouldn’t have authorized Seal [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

7-Feb-12 World View: Palestinian Authority/Fatah Sign Unity Agreement with Hamas

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Angela Merkel campaigns for Nicolas Sarkozy Greece’s parties agree to substantial spending cuts U.S. closes embassy in Damascus, Syria Russia, stung by criticism, meets with Assad in Syria Civil war in Syria? Palestinian Authority / Fatah sign unity agreement with Hamas Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns Palestinian unity plan On some days there’s no news, and on [...]
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Sun Tzu

Obama Counters Panetta: ‘I Don’t Think Israel Has Made a Decision’ to Strike Iran

(AFP) US President Barack Obama said he did not think Israel had made a decision on whether to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear installations, a threat that has rattled the region. Obama — seeking to reassure Americans over the danger posed by Tehran’s suspect nuclear program, and any negative side-effects for the United States [...]
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Larry Klayman

The Land of Israel Is Ours to Defend

I was born to a Jewish mother and father. My mother’s maiden name was Goldberg, and her parents, my grandparents, Yetta and Louis, emigrated to the United States from Poland and Lithuania. The grandparents on my father’s side, Freda and Isadore Klayman, hail from the Ukraine. All of my grandparents fled their native countries to [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

4-Feb-12 World View: Threats of War in Iran and Syria

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Iran’s supreme leader responds to threats of Israeli attack 200 people reported killed in Homs Syria on eve of U.N. vote Debka: West, Turkey, Arabs infiltrate Syria to topple Assad Monday euro meeting cancelled as Greece bailout talks fail Iran’s supreme leader responds to threats of Israeli attack Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Thursday’s statement by Defense [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

3-Feb-12 World View: Panetta Says Israel May Strike Iran in April, May, or June

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Suspicions grow of planned massacre at soccer game in Egypt Panetta’s Afghanistan announcement stirs confusion and fears Panetta says Israel may strike Iran in April, May or June Suspicions grow of planned massacre at soccer game in Egypt Thousands of Egyptians march in a protest from the Al-Ahly club to the headquarters of the [...]
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Jeff Dunetz

Obama Harangues Israel for Settlements, Silent When Palestinian Authority TV Praises Fogel Family Murderers

Sometime around 10:30 on a Friday evening on March 11, 2011, terrorists entered the house in the Israeli community of Itamar. It was the house of the Fogel family. They entered  through the living room picture window but did not notice 6-year-old child Roi sleeping on the couch. They went [...]
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