Category Archives: US-Israel Relations

Hands off my country!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Supporters of the Obama Administration, like Eric Yoffie of the the Union for Reform Judaism, pretend to be angered and offended by the “wildly inappropriate” action of PM Netanyahu in accepting the invitation of the Speaker of the House to … Continue reading →

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Is Obama a Manchurian Candidate?

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

One of my readers (you know who you are) argues that Barack Obama has one overriding policy objective to his presidency, an agenda to which he subordinates every other issue, foreign and domestic: to put an end to the Jewish … Continue reading →

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Yes, it was a historic speech

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

This article was cross-posted to the Elder of Ziyon blog. And if, in fact, [Iran] does not have some sense that sanctions will not be removed, it will not have an interest in avoiding the path that it’s currently on. … Continue reading →

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The Speech

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

It’s mid-morning in Israel as I write. Washington is still asleep. At 10:45 Eastern time, Binyamin Netanyahu will stand before a joint session of Congress and explain why he believes that the agreement with Iran that the administration wants to … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu’s AIPAC speech

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

PM Netanyahu spoke at the AIPAC convention this morning. The speech was well-written and delivered nicely, but there was nothing exceptional in it (the transcript is here). There was, however, one thing that I found interesting. At one point, Netanyahu … Continue reading →

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The US changes course

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

This article was cross-posted to the Elder of Ziyon blog. Recently, I attended a panel discussion including the representatives of several of the political parties competing in our upcoming election. I found it quite interesting that the question of Iran … Continue reading →

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Obama’s policy has no clothes

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

President Obama is searching for ways to hurt PM Netanyahu when he comes to the US in March to speak before Congress and at the annual meeting of AIPAC. So far, he’s tried acting insulted with little effect, and has … Continue reading →

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Israeli elections are surreal, but important

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

I am pleased to report that I will now be writing a weekly post for one of the top pro-Israel blogs, Elder of Ziyon. It will appear every Thursday, and will be reposted here on Friday morning. I’m extremely grateful … Continue reading →

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