Mahmoud Abbas, enemy of Israel

By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— For the past decade, ever since Mahmoud Abbas took the reins of the Palestinian Authority in January 2005, the international community has gone out of its way to portray him as a moderate. Ignoring his long record of anti-Israel incitement and Holocaust denial, American presidents, European prime ministers and even various…

Obama the virtuoso manager

By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Since he assumed office nearly six years ago, US President Barack Obama has been dogged by allegations of managerial incompetence. Obama, his critics allege, had no managerial experience before he was elected. His lack of such experience, they claim, is reflected in what they see as his incompetent handling of the…