Left: U.S. gross domestic product, 1st quarter revised to -0.7% from +0.2%. Source: Commerce Department The US remains Israel's most important market, but its economic recovery is stalling. In recent years the Israeli government and the Israeli … [Read more...] about US Risky Economic Recovery*
Another UN Step to Legitimize Jihadist Hamas
Left: Ismail Haniya, head of the de facto Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip, speaks at the seventh annual conference, held in Milan in 2009 (PRC annual Palestinian conference in Europe website). The Palestinian Return Center (PRC) advocates the … [Read more...] about Another UN Step to Legitimize Jihadist Hamas
Obama Doesn’t Understand Israel*
As an Israeli familiar with U.S.-Israeli relations, I would like to set the record straight on President Obama’s recent comments in The Atlantic and at the Adas Israel synagogue. First, let me stress the shared values that anchor the U.S.-Israel … [Read more...] about Obama Doesn’t Understand Israel*
Libya: By Thirds
Left: Libyan major oil pipelines, refiners and major oil fields. (Hassan S. Hassan, 2009) The US Department of State International Boundary Study series was initiated in 1961 with studies (#1,2,3) on the boundaries of Libya: Algeria -- Libya … [Read more...] about Libya: By Thirds
ISIS Progress (May 21-29, 2015)
Left: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the parking lot of the Imam Hussein mosque, the only Shiite mosque in the port city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killing four people, May 29, 2015. The Obama Administration has yet to decide whether it should … [Read more...] about ISIS Progress (May 21-29, 2015)
eLoran and GPS
Foreward: "On May 22, 2015, the US Department of Homeland Security agreed with the Exelis and UrsaNav Corporations to put an eLoran signal (a terrestrial system) on the air for testing and demonstration." The vigorous advocacy of the Washington-based … [Read more...] about eLoran and GPS
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
As always, there is no lack of events, people and developments to write about. The problem is to choose. Among other good news is that U.S.-Israel defense cooperation continues unabated, with a good allocation of funds on the U.S. part for joint … [Read more...] about The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Weekly Review, May 18-23, 2015
Left: iSIS destroying historical sites in Iraq, AP -- ISIS: Why Does Obama Sit on His Hands? - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Is President Obama kept on the dark by his intelligence briefers about ISIS’s rapid advance in Iraq and Syria? Why does he think … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, May 18-23, 2015
ISIS: Why Does Obama Sit on His Hands?
Left: ISIS victory parade in Ramadi - Is President Obama kept on the dark by his intelligence briefers about ISIS’s rapid advance in Iraq and Syria? Why does he think there is time to now begin training more Iraqi and some Syrian self-declared … [Read more...] about ISIS: Why Does Obama Sit on His Hands?
In Memory of Dr. John (Jack) Templeton, Jr., RIP
Left: Dr. Jack Templeton at the ACD Roundtable on Cyber/Space, EMP Insecurity – Current and Future Threats, WAshington DC, September 30, 2013. Dr. John (Jack) Templeton, whose innovative thinking, energy and compassion matched the breadth of his … [Read more...] about In Memory of Dr. John (Jack) Templeton, Jr., RIP