Evangelical Left targets Israel

By Mark Tooley, Frontpagemag.com Anti-Israel activists rightly see American evangelicals as key to U.S. support for Israel. That is why they are targeting evangelicals with messages of pro-Palestinian solidarity as supposedly central to Christian compassion. A new evangelical film, “With God on Our Side,” is coming out this month to rebut pro-Israel Christians and persuade…

An Obama plan for Mideast peace

By Glenn Kessler, Washington Post Staff  Senior Obama administration officials have discussed whether President Obama should propose his own solution to the intractable conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, including in a recent meeting between the president and seven former and current national security advisers, U.S. officials said Wednesday. But officials, confirming a report Wednesday…

King Abdullah's Catch 22

By Arieh O’Sullivan, Media Line King Abdullah is in a lose-lose situation with his harsh criticism of Israel’s government. Jordanian King Abdullah’s harsh criticism of Israel has little chance of ending the peace treaty which is vital for Jordan’s security, but highlights the dire future the monarch sees for his country.   Abdullah, who is…

When Israel stood up to Washington

By Daniel Pipes As U.S.-Israel tensions climb to unfamiliar heights, they recall a prior round of tensions nearly thirty years ago, when Menachem Begin and Ronald Reagan were in charge. In contrast to Binyamin Netanyahu’s repeated apologies, Begin adopted a quite different approach. The sequence of events started with a statement from Syrian dictator Hafiz…