By Daniel Pipes National Review Online October 9, 2009 “He won what?” is the first universal reaction. And second, at least on the Right: “Why did they do that?” Even the Nobel committee’s citation does not pretend Barack Obama has actually achieved anything. Rather, it was given to him “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen […]
by Daniel Pipes Middle East Quarterly Fall 2009 When Barack Obama announced in June 2009 about Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy, “I’m confident that if we stick with it, having started early, that we can make some serious progress this year,” he displayed a touching, if naïve optimism. Indeed, his determination fits a well-established pattern of determination by […]
by Daniel Pipes Jerusalem Post September 30, 2009 Almost unnoticed, Binyamin Netanyahu won a major victory last week when Barack Obama backed down on a signature policy initiative. This about-face suggests that U.S.-Israel relations are no longer headed for the disaster I have been fearing. Barack Obama officiates between Binyamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel […]
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2009/08/calls-to-settle-the-palestinians-in-arab-countries
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2009/08/islam-and-western-militaries
http://www.danielpipes.org/7525/counterterrorism-in-obamas-washington
http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2009/06/islam-in-obamas-cairo-speech
http://www.danielpipes.org/7464/obama-israel-into-the-abyss
