Tell me who your friends are…

Tell me who your friends are…

January 21, 2012

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Published in Israel Hayom, January 22, 2012
Obama and Erdogan snuggling at the Cannes G-20 summit in 2011.
Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll know who you are,” goes the …

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Beefing Up Libel Law

Beefing Up Libel Law

January 10, 2012

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Time to chill the enthusiasm of Israeli media to print every juicy, outlandish and nasty bit of information, without proper fact-checking or allowing for robust possibility to respond.

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Ugandan Pastor, Victim of Islamist Attack, Treated in Israel

Jan 6, 2012

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Ugandan Pastor, Victim of Islamist Attack, Treated in Israel

Umar Mulinde, a 38-year-old pro-Israel pastor from Uganda, has fled to Israel for emergency medical treatment at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center following an acid attack by Islamists that severely burned his face and crippled his eye.

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A crystal ball on 2012

Jan 2, 2012

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A crystal ball on 2012

The world will continue to coddle Abbas, even as he assaults Israel. Syria will be sundered into five states. Lieberman won’t be indicted. Netanyahu won’t call elections. And Obama will get “only” 68 percent of the Jewish vote.

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Bravo Beit Hillel

Jan 2, 2012

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Bravo Beit Hillel

The sane religious majority is speaking up and speaking out in favor of moderation.

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Beware of Blowback

Jan 1, 2012

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Beware of Blowback

You have to question the wisdom of dumping sophisticated weapons systems into the currently turbulent and rapidly Islamicizing Middle East.

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Ayatollah-land?

Dec 6, 2011

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Ayatollah-land?

Israeli opposition leaders need to cool the heated rhetoric about the “assault on democracy” in Israel. The hyperbole isn’t justified, and such irresponsible talk threatens to alienate Israel’s supporters around the world.

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Recommended Reading: Articles selected by David Weinberg, constantly-updated.

Iran’s Regional Status: Expanding Influence alongside Weaknesses
Ephraim Kam, Institute for National Security Studies

Israel: A true ally in the Middle East
Robert D. Blackwill and Walter B. Slocombe, Los Angeles Times

Israel: A Strategic Asset for the United States (full study)
Robert D. Blackwill and Walter B. Slocombe, Washington Institute

The Problem is Palestinian Rejectionism: Why the PA Must Recognize a Jewish State
Yosef Kuperwasser and Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs

Christianity in the Middle East
Elliott Abrams, Israel Hayom

Delegitimizing the delegitimizers
Caroline B. Glick, JWR

The day after Oslo
Ariel Harkham, Jerusalem Post

Arab Spring or Islamist Surge?
Benny Morris, National Interest

Palestinian “Moderates” Praise Terror to Arabic Media; Talk Peace to the West
Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

Neighbors Warily Eye a More Muscular Turkey
Shlomo Avineri, Japan Times

Gilad Shalit and the Rising Price of an Israeli Life
Ronen Bergman, New York Times

Why Do Sarkozy and Obama Hate Netanyahu?
Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

Why Obama Should Highlight Iran’s Human Rights Abuses
Sarah Morgan and Andrew Apostolou, Foreign Affairs

Coping with Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities
Ephraim Asculai, Institute for National Security Studies

America’s Deadly Dynamics with Iran
David Sanger, New York Times

Pakistan: The Ally from Hell
Jeffrey Goldberg and Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic

Resenting Israel, Not Netanyahu
Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

The flame of Fiamma
Dror Eydar, Israel Hayom

Defending Israeli democracy
Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post

Despite it all, economic peace
Gershon Baskin, Jerusalem Post

Iran, and Israel, Should Take Obama at His Word on the Nuclear Question
Jeffery Goldberg, The Atlantic

Obama ties pro-Israel liberals up in knots
Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post

Can They? An Israeli strike against the Iranian nuclear program would still be likely to succeed
Austin Long, Tablet Magazine

Anti-Semitism: The Suicidal Passion
Ruth R. Wisse, Weekly Standard

Only Threat of Military Action Will Stop Iran
Michael Eisenstadt, U.S. News

Arab Protests About Jerusalem Renovation Reveal the Real Obstacle to Peace
Jonathan Tobin, Commentary

Egypt and the Fruits of the Pharaohs
Fouad Ajami, Wall Street Journal

Threats to the West in the Eastern Mediterranean
Efraim Inbar, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

The Palestinian Authority: A Dependency Rather than a Country
Walter Russell Mead, American Interest

Hamas and Fatah: The Unity Government That Isn’t – and Won’t Be
Khaled Abu Toameh, Hudson Institute

A Dissenting Opinion on ‘Aba-Gate’
David Hazony, Forward

An ‘Arab Winter’ Chills Christians
Sam Dagher, Wall Street Journal

Panetta’s dangerous mistake
Elliot Abrams, Israel Hayom

Beinisch’s hypocrisy
Evelyn Gordon, Jerusalem Post

The scent of elections is in the air
Dan Margalit, Israel Hayom

Go to my Hasbara Resources page for more recommended reading links.


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