The U.S. and Israeli teams issued a three-sentence statement describing little more than a “good atmosphere” hours after President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met privately for 90 minutes. “U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met privately for approximately 1.5 hours,” said the statement released by Israel about 2 a.m. Eastern […]
A look at the key context and realities behind a US-Israeli dispute over Jerusalem. The past week has witnessed a flurry of media reports as Jerusalem finds itself in the eye of a diplomatic and political storm. A poorly timed announcement on the part of the Israeli Interior Ministry during US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit has […]
LOS ANGELES, /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —-The Simon Wiesenthal Center said today it feared that the Obama Administration contributed to helping cause what has been described as the worst crisis in Arab/Israeli relations in twenty years. “There is no question that Israel made a terrible mistake causing Vice President Biden deep embarrassment by the sudden announcement […]
by Daniel Pipes March 17, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online On the surface, that the Obama administration decided one fine day to pick a fight with the government of Israel looks like an unmitigated disaster for the Jewish state. What could be worse than its most important ally provoking the worst crisis (according to […]
On March 16, 2003, 7 years ago today an activist with the International Solidarity Movement was run over by an Israeli bulldozer which many claim was trying to dear down a Palestinian house in Rafah, near the Gaza-Egyptian border, a hotbed for weapons smuggling. Her name was Rachel Corrie. Photos of the incident, distributed by […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online March 16, 2010 “The stupidest program the U.S. government has ever undertaken” – last year that’s what I called American efforts to improve the Palestinian Authority (PA) military force. Slightly hyperbolic, yes, but the description fits because those efforts enhance the fighting power of enemies of the United States […]
Monday, March 15, 2010 By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor A construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo, seen on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reprimanded a top official for announcing new settlement construction during a visit by Vice President Joseph Biden. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty) (CNSNews.com) – Israeli […]
Turkey turned down Israel’s offer of aid following an earthquake in the east of the country. The earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale that struck early Monday has killed 41 villagers in eastern Turkey and injured 50, according to reports. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak reportedly instructed his staff to find ways that Israel […]
As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden again denounced the plan for new Israeli construction in eastern Jerusalem after meeting with Palestinian leaders, Israel’s interior minister apologized for the timing of the plan’s approval. Eli Yishai apologized Wednesday during an interview on Israel Radio “for the distress this matter caused.” He was referring to the announcement […]
by Daniel Pipes March 10, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online Joe Biden’s trip to Israel fits neatly into the context of the Obama administration’s internal struggle over Israel policy. The far left prevailed initially, as evidenced by Hilary Clinton‘s May 2009 declaration that Obama “wants to see a stop to settlements – not some […]
