BY HERB KEINON, JPOST— Senior Quartet representatives will meet in Washington on Wednesday amid little expectation that they will have more luck this time kick-starting direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, EU foreign…
BY JONATHAN TOBIN, COMMENTARY— The campaign of administration leaks aimed at undermining Israel’s position on Iran has been widely noted. But according to Robert Satloff, the respected head of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the White House isn’t satisfied with blaming Israel for…
BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— A long-standing point of contention between Israel and the US (one of the few that exists) is the fact that while Congress and the vast majority of American citizens recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state, the White…
BY DANIEL HALPER, WEEKLY STANDARD— There was an amazing exchange today at the State Department press briefing when the press secretary refused to say that Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Israel. “We are not going to prejudge the outcome of those negotiations,…
BY RON BEN-YISHAI, YNET— The United States is leaking information to the media in order to avert an Israeli strike in Iran: The US Administration recently shifted into high gear in its efforts to avert an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities by the end…
BY DANIEL HARPER, THE WEEKLY STANDARD— Susan Crown is supporting a more pro-Israel candidate this year. So instead of supporting Barack Obama as she did in 2008, she’s fundraising for Mitt Romney. The Washington Post reports: Susan Crown, philanthropist and member of the billionaire Crown…
BY EARL COX— President Barack Obama challenged Americans and Israel to judge him by his deeds, not his words, when it comes to US-Israel relations. If we are to do so, the conclusion can only be that the president is taking a very dangerous path…
ABRAHAM MILLER: American Spectator — Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington this week and danced the minuet with Barack Obama. They held a handkerchief between them and at AIPAC they came together. And once Obama’s Jew-charm ceremony was completed, they danced apart. The talking heads from…
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