Category: Strategic Affairs

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird: “I believe Iran will use nuclear weapons”

Feb 3, 2012

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In interviews today with the Israeli press, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird says that he “has no moral ambiguity regarding Israel.” Learn about a leader who is setting the international gold standard for support of the Jewish state.

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“Israel has no better friend than Canada”

Jan 31, 2012

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Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, currently visiting Israel, delivered the most pro-Israel and pro-Jewish speech in recent history, at the Herzliya Conference last night. It is breathtaking to read, and a gem to cherish.

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Tell me who your friends are…

Jan 21, 2012

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Obama says that he has a “friendship and bond of trust” with Erdogan. Woe be to us.

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A crystal ball on 2012

Jan 2, 2012

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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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Beware of Blowback

Jan 1, 2012

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

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New times call for new strategic thinking

Nov 30, 2011

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The times call for new strategic thinking. Consistently ahead of the curve have been the research associates at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.

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Why We Are Winning!

Nov 20, 2011

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Despite threats to its security and assaults on its legitimacy, there are many trends underway in Israel, the region and the world which work to Israel’s favor. Supporters of Israel need not despair!

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Gates’ Gripe

Sep 6, 2011

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Ungrateful Bob Gates
So, Robert Gates is peeved with Israel. And why not? American defense and foreign policy leaders have done so well in handling the Middle East over the past …

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U.S. Strategic Fatigue Worries Israel

Apr 20, 2011

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Strategic fatigue, ideological indolence and policy confusion mark current American Middle East policy.

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It’s Iran, not Israel, Stupid

Feb 19, 2011

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An insidious new mythology is being advanced which replaces the Iranian threat with the “Israeli threat” to Middle East stability. This has the scent of incitement against, and demonization of, Israel. Political attention must be redirected to the place it most urgently belongs: the Iranian contagion that is inflaming the region.

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