Much of the focus of President Obama’s Middle East trip has been directed at whether he would be able to reignite peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. So no one expected that a major accomplishment of the trip would be his negotiation of a reconciliation between Israel and Turkey — two former allies who [...]
Russia Warns Israel, U.S. Against Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
January 23, 2013 | Posted by
Russia today made clear that it stands solidly in defense of Iran if Israel or the West decided to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities. However, the Russian foreign minister also urged Tehran to cooperate with inspections of its nuclear sites. “Attempts to prepare and implement strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and on its infrastructure as a [...]
U.S. Blasts Israel for New Construction in Jerusalem
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
Israel continues to make moves that put actual peace with Palestine further out of reach, as the U.S. and the world community condemns a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward with the construction of more settlements in Palestinian territory in Jerusalem. The anger of U.S. officials at Netanyahu’s move—seen by many as [...]
How Far Will U.S. Go In Its Unyielding Devotion to Israel?
December 5, 2012 | Posted by
How far will the U.S. and President Obama go in the slavish devotion to Israel? Turning our backs on a treaty and conference pushing a ban on nuclear weapons in the Middle East—a conference that our arch-enemy Iran has pledged to attend—because Israel doesn’t want to talk about giving up its nukes? Allowing Israel to [...]
Egypt Denies that U.S. Troops Will Be Stationed in Sinai
November 24, 2012 | Posted by
While the international media is all abuzz with reports that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu only agreed to the truce with Palestinians in Gaza if President Obama agreed to send U.S. troops into Sinai to stop the smuggling of arms from Iran into Gaza, Egypt is strenuously denying the story, saying it would never allow [...]
In Israel and Gaza, Fear that Truce Will Be Shortlived
November 22, 2012 | Posted by
While Palestinians in Gaza celebrated what they were calling a “victory” in the ceasefire, many Palestinians and Israelis who live near the border on both sides were still wary of the announcement, knowing that it could all be shattered at any moment by either side deciding to send up a random bomb—that could land on [...]
Efforts Intensify for Gaza Ceasefire as More Palestinians Die
November 18, 2012 | Posted by
The stakes have risen for both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Palestine, as Israel threatens to overrun Palestinians with a ground force waiting near the border—as the international community scurries to prevent an escalation into full-out war, but with Hamas showing no signs of stopping its rocket attacks on Israel. For [...]
Jewish Billionaire Funding Effort to Pull Jewish Votes Away from Obama
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
It seems that billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s name comes up in this presidential election as often as Mitt Romney’s running mate Paul Ryan—this time Adelson is being identified as the leader of a network of wealthy Jewish Republicans who are spending millions of dollars trying to peel Jewish votes away from President Obama. The Republican Jewish [...]
EU Imposes Harsher Sanctions on Iran to Stop Possibility of Nukes
October 16, 2012 | Posted by
As the world community comes together to force the Iranian government to stop moving toward nuclear weapons—something Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denies his government is doing—countries in the European Union announced that they were imposing sanctions on major Iranian oil and gas companies. The sanctions, which also include restrictions on Iran’s central bank, are intended to [...]
When Romney Talks About the Middle East, Is Netanyahu Really Speaking?
October 16, 2012 | Posted by
As the presidential campaigns go into the final weeks before the general election, the number and frequency of campaign ads will increase and a few dirty tricks, or at least ethically questionable ones, will emerge as well. The Jerusalem Post, in an editorial in its editions last week, called out supporters of GOP nominee Mitt [...]
