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Has WaPo Awakened from Its Obama Fantasy?

Posted by David Gerstman on March 07, 2014 25 Comments

The President gets slammed by the Washington Post, which endorsed him twice.

Three Ukrainian lessons for the United States

Posted by edgeofthesandbox on February 19, 2014 42 Comments

The United States is not Ukraine, so, I hope, we don’t find ourselves living in interesting times. 1. Somewhat educated young people with no opportunities are a revolutionary class. Between 1990 and 2006, as Ukraine’s population declined, the number of students entering colleges shot up...

The Assad Family Business: Mass Murder

Posted by David Gerstman on February 03, 2014 4 Comments

February 2, 1982 was the reported beginning of the siege of Hama, the biggest massacre in Syria; until now.

Why Israelis are supporting Netanyahu this time

Posted by David Gerstman on January 27, 2014 8 Comments

The failed history of negotiations with Palestinians has changed the equation.

Israel Uncovers Al Qaeda Cell in Jerusalem

Posted by David Gerstman on January 23, 2014 11 Comments

The Shin Bet breaks up a Palestinian al Qaeda Cell

U. Penn students stand up for Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2014 2 Comments

Not staying silent in the face of BDS hate.

Cost of Political Posturing in Iraq

Posted by David Gerstman on January 08, 2014 12 Comments

President Obama's withdrawal for American troops from Iraq was the result of political calculations; not strategic thinking.

Obama deserved Person of the Year 2013, for all the wrong reasons

Posted by David Gerstman on January 01, 2014 11 Comments

In 2013, Obama may have accomplished his irreversible transformation, at home and abroad.

Trinity College Profs issue letter rejecting anti-Israel academic boycott

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2013 7 Comments

Thank the college's President and Dean of Faculty for their strong statement against the boycott

Trinity College profs issue letter supporting Israel boycott, but less than 10% sign

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 10 Comments

The President of Trinity College in Connecticut is one of over 50 University Presidents who have issued a very strong statement rejecting the academic boycott of Israel. The Trinity statement consisted of a letter to the President of the American Studies Association, and reads (emphasis added): To The...

University statements rejecting academic boycott of Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2013 9 Comments

Dozens and growing

Al Qaeda is On the Run … to Everywhere

Posted by David Gerstman on December 12, 2013 4 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler 12/12/2013 - The Al Qaeda Surge

Who killed Hezbollah biggie?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2013 16 Comments

The assailants got in and out without notice, the sign of a professional job.

Senior Hezbollah commander assassinated (Updates)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 04, 2013 15 Comments

Just one day after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah gave a gloating television interview about the triumph of the Iranian nuclear deal, the former head of Hezbollah’s rocket forces, someone involved in procuring arms from Iran, and a close associate of Nasrallah was assassinated outside his...

John Kerry and Bashar Assad — mixed history, muddled policy

Posted by David Gerstman on December 01, 2013 3 Comments

Is history repeating itself with Iran?

Why Isn’t the World More Thankful to Israel?

Posted by David Gerstman on November 28, 2013 9 Comments

Israel is a world leader in humanitarian aid yet it is rarely recognized for this great quality.

Obama has Bibi just where he wants him: Isolated

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2013 38 Comments

I don’t think it’s overstatement to say that Obama successfully has isolated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by bringing the major world powers plus Germany into an Iran nuclear agreement publicly opposed by Netanyahu (and quietly by many Arab countries). The perennial thorn in Obama’s...

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