BY HILARY LEILA KREIGER, JPOST— The ornate chandeliered and gilded Ben Franklin Room of the State Department, scene of US President Barack Obama’s much-hyped Middle East policy speech Thursday, has the distinction of being a significant venue for inaction rather than action. In September, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who introduced Obama’s address, hosted Prime…
BY ISI LEIBLER, JPOST— The threats arising from the chilling empowerment of radical Islamic movements in the wake of the “Arab Spring” and the reunification of the openly genocidal Hamas with Fatah shatter any remaining dreams about the short-term prospects of reaching a settlement with the Palestinians. Under the circumstances, rather than prostrating himself before…
BY ELI E. HERTZ, MYTHSANDFACTS.ORT— Response to Abbas editorial at The NY Times, May 17, 2011 ABBAS: In November 1947, the General Assembly made its recommendation and answered in the affirmative. FACT: SIXTY-FOUR years ago, just before Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Palestinian Arabs launched a series of riots, pillaging, and bloodletting. This was…
BY MATTHEW RJ BRODSKY, POLITICO In discussing his vision for the Middle East Thursday, President Obama said, “there will be times when our short-term interests don’t align perfectly with our long-term vision for the region.” A close reading of his speech reveals how big an understatement that is. In fact, in the near-term, much of…
BY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— In a week filled with drama for Israel and its supporters, there was one event which stands out. In a Manhattan studio, a popular radio and television host made an announcement on Monday that could be a watershed in the battle for truth. Speaking to millions of viewers and listeners, Glenn…
BY ELIOR LEVY, YNETNEWS— Hamas spokesman Mahmoud al-Zahar insisted his organization would not negotiate with Israel despite a statement to the contrary made by Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, the Palestinian paper Al-Quds reported Wednesday. Mashaal’s statement “does not represent the movement’s official stance, which is based on a plan of resistance and not negotiations”,…
BY MARTHA KRUGER, TRAVELUJAH— Stumbling on a flower growing up out of the sidewalk, have you ever stopped and wondered: “How in the world does a plant grow THERE?!” Imagine then, plants growing between enormous solid bricks, in a wall more than 3 football fields long, more than 5 stories tall (with another 10 stories…
BY DAVID HARSANYI, TOWNHALL— Word is that President Obama will deliver a comprehensive speech on the Middle East any day now. And as you know, there’s nothing — and I mean nothing — Americans want to talk about more during a prolonged economic downturn than Palestinian statehood. Hey, the White House might not be able…
BY ASAF ROMIROWSKY, INFOCUS— Sixty-two years after the establishment of the state of Israel, 30 years after the Camp David Accords, and almost 20 years after Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn, Israel remains isolated and friendless in a hostile Middle East. While the U.S. debate over the costs…
