Daily Archives: April 1, 2013

Shhhh, Don’t Tell Anyone: Hamas Won

UncategorizedBy The Jerusalem Connection April 1, 2013

By ANDREW MCCARTHY, FRONTPAGEMAG— Barack Obama brought enough Chicago-style community organizing to Israel that Benjamin Netanyahu knew what he would have to do. If he hoped to keep the tepid support of his country’s essential but icy ally, Israel’s prime minister would have to do what he’d spent nearly three years steadfastly refusing to do.…

Views from abroad: In Mideast, Obama must make a move

UncategorizedBy The Jerusalem Connection April 1, 2013

By YORAM ETTINGER, USA TODAY— Is Barack Obama learning from history by avoiding the crucial errors of his first visit to the Middle East shortly after becoming president? In 2009, when he visited Cairo to speak directly to the Arab world, Obama anticipated engagement, rather than confrontation, with Iran, which threatened the survival of pro-U.S.…