Barack Obama

Posted on Tue, January 24, 2012 at 19:31 pm CET

The Unvarnished Reality of Contemporary U.S.-Israel Relations

Do not speak of it in public. Do not expect any Israeli official to admit it. But Israel is facing an issue unlike anything it has had to deal with during the past 50 years… Continue reading

Posted on Sat, January 21, 2012 at 18:12 pm CET

Are You Left-Wing or Right-Wing? Hopefully, I’m Honest-and-Accurate Wing

I ran into an older, retired Israeli colleague who is a fine scholar in his field and agreed to have coffee in a nearby Tel Aviv cafe. In the ensuing conversation I learned some key things about why current intellectual and political discussion is such a wreck… Continue reading

Posted on Wed, January 18, 2012 at 19:51 pm CET

Can Real Liberalism and the Democratic Party Be Saved from the Radical Takeover?

The far left has at least temporarily won the battle of ideas in the United States and taken over institutions by pretending to be “liberal”… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, January 17, 2012 at 22:45 pm CET

Israel-US Relations: Netanyahu Called Off Joint US-Israel Drill

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, not the Obama administration, decided to call off the biggest ever joint US-Israeli military exercise… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, January 15, 2012 at 15:47 pm CET

US, Israel in open rift over Iran

US-Israeli discord over action against Iran went into overdrive when the White House called off the biggest joint war game the US and Israel have ever staged… Continue reading

Posted on Wed, January 11, 2012 at 20:23 pm CET

Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated in Tehran

Prof. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, deputy director of the first uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, was killed early Wednesday… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, January 8, 2012 at 21:24 pm CET

Such a “Great” Idea It Can Now Be Proclaimed But Not Criticized: Obama Supports the Muslim Brotherhood

The Obama Administration, as I’ve written for the last year, is favoring radical Islamist forces… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, January 8, 2012 at 20:05 pm CET

Why Is an Anti-American Islamist Obama’s Favorite Middle East Leader?

For the first time in forty years, Israel is not the American president’s favorite Middle Eastern ally… Continue reading

Posted on Thu, December 29, 2011 at 10:49 am CET

Turkish-US Relations in 2011 and Beyond: There May be Trouble Ahead

The year 2011 saw a “regression toward the mean” in Turkey’s relation with the United States… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, December 25, 2011 at 22:04 pm CET

When Obama Preaches; Anti-American Dictators First Sneer At Him, Then Spit at Us

I don’t think one could come up with a more teachable moment regarding international affairs… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, December 25, 2011 at 21:19 pm CET

In The Liberal-Conservative Debate Where’s the Common Sense?

It never ceases to amaze me that both liberals and conservatives in the American debate are missing the most important point… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, December 18, 2011 at 20:48 pm CET

How Can Israel Please the American Government, Media, and “Experts”? It Can’t

There is a constant effort to portray those who express Israeli public opinion and the views of professional analysts as “right-wing”… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, December 16, 2011 at 17:25 pm CET

U.S. Policy and Iran: Why Obama’s Bargain has Failed

This notion of choice is the basis for Obama Administration policy toward Iran… Continue reading

Posted on Wed, December 14, 2011 at 19:18 pm CET

My Critique of Two “Neo-Conservative” Presidents: Obama and Bush

A Huffington Post writer with no known expertise on the Middle East, has accused me of being not only an alarmist about revolutionary Islamism but also as a “neo-con… Continue reading