Debate dynamics

By Boaz Bismuth, ISRAEL HAYOM— President Barack Obama did not deliver the goods, but for the moment, it seems he has earned more sympathy than his Republican rival Mitt Romney. Obama has also recently managed to widen the gap between him and his opponent in swing states like Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Wisconsin,…

Video: Absolutely uncertain

A new, 18-minute mini-documentary follows the journey of Irina, a 23-year-old liberal, Jewish New Yorker who voted for Obama in 2008. Yet as her connection to Israel has grown, and she has learned more about the President’s policies across the Middle East and towards Israel in particular, Irina has come to realize that “when the…

Obama, Democrats, and the Jews

By ISI LEIBLER, ISRAEL HAYOM— The disproportionately high profile of American Jews in the U.S. presidential election contest and the efforts invested by both candidates portraying themselves as supportive of the Jewish state has assumed surrealistic levels. Overall, Israel’s standing in the U.S. today is at an all-time high. Yet, the Democratic convention spotlighted the…

Obama's dangerous consistency

By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— On Tuesday, Egypt’s chief prosecutor issued arrest warrants against eight US citizens. Their purported crimes relate either to their reported involvement in the production of the Internet movie critical of Islam that has received so much attention over the past 10 days, or to other alleged anti-Islamic activities. One of the…

The abandonment

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, WASHINGTON POST— There are two positions one can take regarding the Iranian nuclear program: (a) it doesn’t matter, we can deter them, or (b) it does matter, we must stop them. In my view, the first position – that we can contain Iran as we did the Soviet Union – is totally…

Krauthammer says the State Department is 'totally in meltdown'

By CHRISTOPHER COLLINS, EXAMINER— Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, political commentator, and physician appeared on Special Report with Bret Braier and spoke about the State Department’s response to the protests in Cairo.   Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comKrauthammer said, “It looks as though the administration thinks about what has just happened.” He agreed…