Modern-day Bilam: How Obama Tried to Destroy Israel Only to End up Hurting its Enemies
You may remember that one of the first things Obama did after getting elected was set out on a tour of the Muslim world to (in his words) “to communicate that Americans are not (the enemies of the Muslim world) and mend relations that had been “severely damaged” under President Bush.
Ehud Barak: More than “Just” a “Chatterbox”
Last Friday, Channel 2 News aired parts of a candid interview Ilan Kfir and Danny Dor conducted with former Defense Secretary Ehud Barak as part of a biographical series about his…
Clueless American Jews Support Iran Deal; Don’t Know what “Iran” is
American Jews don’t care about the Iran Deal, the outcome of the Iran Deal, Iran itself–or anything of significance for that matter. Plenty of American Jews have no concept of…
Time for Israel to Openly Support the Kurds, Distance Itself from Turkey
As Turkey continues another genocidal campaign–this time against the Iraqi Kurds and the U.S. government abandons them in favor of a stronger, more important ally in its fight on ISIS,…
The Day After: Bibi Doing Away with Election Promises
It’s taken less than a month for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scrap at least three election promises.
Will 2015 be the Second Time an American President Forces Netanyahu out of Office?
Benjamin Netanyahu, a brilliant MIT-educated diplomat who served as a commander in the elite Sayeret Matkal IDF unit, speaks excellent English and has earned the privilege to lead a nation…
By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!!!
The above quote was said by a fictional character, but these are the very words that must be proclaimed from the mouth of the President of the US or one…
Avigdor Lieberman: the Putin Model Israel is in Dire Need Of
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of Putin. At the same time, there’s something to be said for his policy of disregarding world opinion in favor of the…
Operation Protective Edge: Don’t Take Jewish Ingenuity for Granted
When Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants started raining rockets on Israeli cities and towns nine days ago and the Israeli Air Force responded by targeting terrorist cells and rocket launching…
Brand Spankin New Haveil Havalim: Macabbi Loses 1st in 18 Tries; World Still Here
And now, for the moment y’all were so eagerly anticipating…this week’s Havel Haveilim posts (none of which consequently, covered Macabbi–or the wonderful world of b-ball):
Another Building Freeze: It Don’t Get No Mo’ Weird Than This!
It simply don’t get no mo’ weirder than this. Call it what you want: “crazy,” “masochistic,” “suicidal,” “policy of denial,” one thing is clear: we’re headed in one direction and that direction is directly backwards.
A 3-Layered Approach to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
There are three layers to the Arab-Israeli conflict: the National/Historic, the Religious, and the “What’s right/wrong?” (let’s call it “Justice”) approach. The question of who’s right: the Arabs or the…
Yahoo Article On Abbas’s “Condemnation” of the Attack on Noam Glick: As Expected, Full of Half-Truths
Yahoo News, one of the few American media outlets I’m able to stomach (mostly thanks to their unequaled sports coverage), has a tendency on filling its pages on news about Israel. Even on days when there’s nothing to talk about, Israel finds itself at the center of attention. I guess we’re used to it by now…
Which is a Better Friend: the US or Russia?
As US-Russia relations have hit a post-Cold War low, Israelis are left wondering if Russia would be a better, more stable ally for Israel than the U.S. has been. This isn’t an altogether hypothetical question: the USSR started out supporting Israel and turned towards the Arabs after the Six Day War when it became clear Israel wasn’t about to become another puppet Communist regime.
Is Kerry the Next Clinton When it Comes to Bringing More Bloodshed to the Middle East?
When Rabin signed Oslo, he set the precedent for Israel’s suicidal attempt to give land away to its enemies in search of an elusive peace. He did this in order to quench his thirst to be known, loved and respected by the world. Bill Clinton supported him in life–and in death. He gave him his full backing every step of the way.
The US: A Reliable Ally No Longer?
This past Sunday, the US State Department leaked reports that the Israeli Air Force had hit multiple targets in Syria for the second time in 48 hours.
New Trade Agreements with China Boosts Joint Research
In one more step towards boosting Israel’s economy, Prime Minister Netanyahu recently met with Chinese officials during a five-day state visit to the far East superpower.