Obama’s plans for Israel
This has been alluded to before, but more details can be found here. I have little doubt that Obama plans to stab Israel in the back as forcefully as possible, and that this is not a new idea for him. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Israel/Palestine
Obama’s…
…revenge against Israel. My guess is there’s more to come. Here’s a question: which is Obama’s more primary motivation in the whole sorry mess of the recent Iran negotiations, harming Israel or helping Iran? [ADDENDUM: See this. It will make … Continue reading →
In a situation…
…such as this, truth is especially hard to come by: The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday that in addition to Israelis spying on the highly-sensitive negotiations between Tehran and world powers, details were back-chanelled to US legislators in an … Continue reading →
Unprecedented: Obama vs. Bibi
Ah, so this is the way Obama will be playing the Israeli election: After staying mum on Israeli issues in the run-up to the election, the White House on Wednesday broke its silence — answering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory … Continue reading →
Congratulating Bibi
The White House isn’t going to do it, but I will: congratulations to Netanyahu on his resounding win. Liberals in general are very miffed at the Israeli election results. But they’ve been angry at Israel for a long, long time, … Continue reading →
Israeli election open thread
Here’s a thread for commenting on the Israeli election as it develops now that the polls are closed. Exit polls indicate a very close race, as predicted. Remember that this is a parliamentary election, with the likelihood that a coalition … Continue reading →
A moment of your time
If you could take a moment and help Legal Insurrection’s fight against an anti-Israel boycott proposal, it would be appreciated. In Ithaca, New York, home of Cornell, the local BDS/JVP people who are leading a call for a boycott of … Continue reading →
If you follow Israeli politics…
…you might want to read about this new development, which was highlighted at Drudge today. Make of it what you will. Israeli elections are particularly hard to predict because of the potential for various coalitions, as compared to a system … Continue reading →
Bibi’s alternatives
A lot of Democrats, led by Obama, are carping that Netanyahu’s speech didn’t offer a “viable alternative” to the disastrous, suicidal course Obama has chosen (no they didn’t use those adjectives). But Netanyahu certainly did provide one; it’s just not … Continue reading →
Obama, Netanyahu, Alinsky, and Feinstein
Roger Simon calls the pending Iran deal possibly “the worst deal ever made,” and issues a prediction that could be correct: I don’t enjoy making predictions because I’m usually wrong, but this is what I suspect will transpire as of … Continue reading →
Jews and politics
There’s an old and un-PC saying coined by Jewish sociolographer and neocon Milton Himmelfarb: Jews earn like Episcopalians, and vote like Puerto Ricans. Commenter “John Dough” may or may not be aware of Himmelfarb’s barb, but he has a related … Continue reading →
Obama, Natanyahu, and narcissism
One of the most disturbing things about the Obama administration’s reaction to the prospect of Netanyahu’s addressing Congress isn’t just the discord it reveals between Obama and Israel; that’s old, old news. For example, as early as May of 2009 … Continue reading →