As an Israeli citizen I closely follow politics at home and am used to witness the tough and bare-knuckle political fights. But the events of the last 48 hours exceed even the worst expectations of hardball politics. Moshe Yaalon Israel’s defense minister and former Chief of Staff, announced his resignation on Friday, saying the governing […]
CONTINUE READINGRepublican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee refused to apologize for his comments criticizing President Obama’s nuclear weapons deal with Iran by comparing it to the Holocaust. “He [President Obama] would take the Israelis and basically march them to the door of the oven,” he said in a recent interview about the plan. Huckabee added he has […]
CONTINUE READINGI am always trying to strike a careful balance between my support for Israel and the need for constructive criticism regarding Israels internal and foreign policies. Unfortunately, the formation of the 4th Netanyahu government raises a series of troubling issues that must be addressed without personal concern for being criticized as anti-Israel, or worse. PM […]
CONTINUE READINGThe horrific events in Paris have shaken Europe and the Western world. We all should reject the acts of brutal terror and senseless violence but should also be aware that it will trigger atavistic fears and instincts which will lead to further polarization. European Muslims who are trying to integrate into European societies are feeling […]
CONTINUE READINGThis week provided a potpourri of issues emanating from the Middle East and many of them, as expected, challenge us to adapt to a rapidly changing political environment. Among those events the Pope’s visit to the Holy Land stood out as a missed opportunity to gain an objective understanding of the complexity of the situation. […]
CONTINUE READINGI am following the Syrian crisis very carefully, watch the news programs on Israeli TV and read European & Arab media publication and reached a different conclusion than the one promoted by leading Jewish organizations. There is no limited “surgical strike.” War has its own dynamic and ramifications. If the US decides to strike we […]
CONTINUE READINGIt appears that an unilateral punitive strike of the US military on Syria is imminent. Again, the US public is being deluged with propaganda emphasizing the moral necessity to punish the Syrian regime for using chemical weapons against its own population and the imperative to use military force to maintain our credibility in the world. […]
CONTINUE READINGAccording to the official election results the cleric, Hassan Rowhani, 64, won, surprisingly, a convincing 50.7 percent of the vote in the six-way presidential race. This represents a stinging repudiation of the ultraconservatives who wield power in Iran. Even worse, the four hard-line conservatives aligned with the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, finished at the […]
CONTINUE READINGI applaud th efforts of the US Secretary of State to revive the moribund Israeli Palestinian peace talks. Secretary Kerry announced at a conference in Jordan on Sunday a plan to invest as much as $4 billion to develop the economy of the West Bank, suggesting that and infusion of private sector investments could increase […]
CONTINUE READINGSadly, the Miami Herald reported in today’s edition http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/05/3382319/cops-investigating-oakland-park.html another accidental shooting death: a 13-year- old boy accidentally shot his 6-year-old sister while they were left alone in their home. This represents the third accidental shooting of one child by another since November in South Florida.In an editorial http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/02/4215295/kentucky-5-year-old-shoots-his.html Mary Sanchez from the Kansas City […]
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