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*
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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*
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
Obama’s “Serious Global Threat”
Left: Obama and several Gulf States leaders at the U.S. GSS Summit, Camp David, Maryland, May 14, 2015. The Islamic State’s territorial gains in Iraq and Syria and growing propaganda and recruitment in the West, is being downplayed by the Obama … [Read more...] about Obama’s “Serious Global Threat”
Syria breaking up – Lebanon next?*
Left - Members of al Qaeda's Nusra Front in Lebanon. The already extremely complex Middle East may be on the verge of becoming even more so. At this point, the Sh'ia northern arc of Iran, Iraq, Assad and Hezbollah is in confrontation with the … [Read more...] about Syria breaking up – Lebanon next?*
Iranian Support for Palestinian Terrorism*
See below - Left: : Al-Ansar charity association announces time and place of the distribution of funds to terrorist shaheeds' families through the post office bank in the Gaza Strip (Facebook page of the Al-Ansar charity association, April 5, 2015). … [Read more...] about Iranian Support for Palestinian Terrorism*
Russian Missiles to Iran Signal New Middle East Policy
Left: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shows the way to his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on April 13, 2015. (photo credit: AFP/Sergei Ilnitsky, Pool) On April 13, … [Read more...] about Russian Missiles to Iran Signal New Middle East Policy
An Era of Blah Blah Blah
One of the many reasons we commemorate the catastrophic death of Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago is to celebrate his incredible style, his ability in a few words to sum up the essence of our hopes and fears at a moment of crisis. What makes it all the … [Read more...] about An Era of Blah Blah Blah
Legal Rules and Anti-Terrorism Warfare
Mustaffa Dirani, right, and Sheikh Abdel Karim Obeid, left, are seen as they wait at the District court in Tel Aviv Monday, May 29, 2000. (File Photo:AP) The Case of Mustafa Dirani, Revisited: On January 15, 2015, an expanded panel of judges … [Read more...] about Legal Rules and Anti-Terrorism Warfare