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Netanyahu’s UN speech: no new points, disagreement from the US
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu delivered his speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday evening, and the verdicts are varied. You can read the full transcript here. He covered all the main points...
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The US is interfering in Israel’s elections despite Obama’s ostensible...
One of the prime reasons given by President Barack Obama for his objection to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress about the dangers of a deal with Iran and his further...
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Why Netanyahu must go to Washington
The furor caused by Congressional Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Binyamin Netanyahu to address Congress about Iran has brought about furious debate both in Israel and America. The fault lines are...
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Obama’s revenge
We’ve come to know and not love Obama’s petulant thin-skinned persona who cannot take criticism from allies, or even disagreement on policy. Several times over the past years Israel has experienced the...
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“For if you remain silent at this time, rescue and safety will come from...
The words in the title are a direct quote from Megillat Esther, the Book of Esther, which Jews worldwide will read on Wednesday night as Purim begins. The background to the story is the plot by Haman...
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Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
Well, it was a zinger of a speech and PM Binyamin Netanyahu delivered it with more than his usual aplomb. He spoke with eloquence, passion and urgency. I was pleasantly surprised that the speech...
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More Purim turnabouts: Arab reactions to Netanyahu’s speech
Purim has begun tonight here in Israel (Purim post coming up later), and in a similar manner to the upside-down “Venahafoch Hu” character of the day, reactions to Netanyahu’s speech to Congress were...
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Senators Rubio, Cotton, slam Obama on his assault on Israel
At the end of my last post I promised to show how much support there is for Israel in Congress itself. Here are two fantastic videos of two senators staunchly defending Israel while slamming Obama for...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s excellent speech at the UN
I missed Bibi’s speech last night as I was at a wedding. I’ve now caught up on it (via Israellycool) and “excellent” doesn’t begin to describe it. Here’s the video: You can read the full text of his...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s UN speech: “What Iran hides Israel will find”
While we were all enjoying the great outdoors or family visits during the (still ongoing) Sukkot festival, the leaders of the world have been gathering at the UN for the annual General Assembly...
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