Michael Oren

Israel's Gathering Storm

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.04.2012

Ken Blackwell

Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, compared Israel's situation today with other critical periods in the nation's past. Without hesitation, he answered: In the best case scenario, it's May 1967. In the worst case, it's May 1948.

Sources Say Israel's PM Was Briefed On Attempts To Kill '60 Minutes' Story

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 04.24.2012

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly briefed on Ambassador Michael Oren's attempts to kill a CBS "60 Minutes" story on Arab Chris...

WATCH: '60 Minutes,' Israeli Ambassador Clash Over Story

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.23.2012

"60 Minutes" decided to pull back the curtain on a charged confrontation it had with the government of Israel over a story it reported about Arab Chri...

College Protests: Free Speech Or Criminal Act?

AP | AMY TAXIN | Posted 11.07.2011

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Prosecutors on Wednesday argued that 10 Muslim university students broke the law when they shouted down a speech by the Isra...

Jaweed Kaleem

Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren Hosts Ramadan Iftar With Muslim Americans

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 10.25.2011

In an effort to foster better relations between Israel and the Muslim-American community, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, w...

Civil Libertarians and Academics Who Support Censors

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 07.13.2011

Alan Dershowitz

Should students who conspire to "shut down" an invited speaker with whom they disagree be prosecuted for the misdemeanor of conspiracy to disturb a meeting? That is the question roiling the University of California.

Why Do ACLU Leaders Support Students Who Would Censor Israeli Speakers?

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Alan Dershowitz

There is a growing international campaign to prevent pro-Israel advocates, who have been invited to speak at universities, from delivering their speeches. So why are some ACLU members supporting this?

UC Students Charged For Heckling Israeli Ambassador During Speech

Posted 05.25.2011

Eleven University of California students have been charged for their involvement in disrupting a speech given by Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michae...

Is Heckling A Felony?

aolnews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Hecklers take note. A group of University of California students will learn next week whether they've been charged with criminal offenses for repea...

Michael Oren Heckled At Northwestern

northbynorthwestern.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren spoke to the Northwestern community Monday about the international issues confronting Israel. "Israel f...

Israel's Dismal Public Relations

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.25.2011

Alon Ben-Meir

Should Netanyahu finally decide to bring Kadima into the effort to end the conflict, he could dramatically improve Israel's image and live up to his reputation as a master of public relations rather than a demagogue.

The Bogus Demand to Recognize Israel "As a Jewish State"

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

MJ Rosenberg

One has to hand it to Netanyahu and Ambassador Oren. This time they have come up with the most bogus excuse ever for not negotiating with Palestine. And it sounds so innocuous. It isn't.

A Q&A With Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren

Kathy Kemper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathy Kemper

What follows are questions for Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren from Coach Kemper and IFE Journalism Interns 1. Q: As a historian and author, what 3 ...

Ahmadinejad's Use of Language Intended to Offend

Alan Elsner | Posted 05.25.2011

Alan Elsner

Refusing even to say the word "Israel" negates thousands of years of Jewish history and identity. It is deeply offensive.

A Whole Bunch of Inconvenient Truths

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

Larry Gellman

At the end of the day, many of us must need villains more than we need hope, real solutions and intellectual honesty. How inconvenient.

The U.S. Military 'Mainstreams' Hezbollah and Hamas

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011

Sharmine Narwani

In a recent US military report "CENTCOM officers question the U.S. policy of isolating the two movements" and encourage "strategies that would integrate the organizations into their political mainstreams."

Israeli Ambassador Denies Statement On 'Tectonic Rift' With U.S., Despite Numerous Reports

Washington Post | Glenn Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren denied Sunday that he had told Israeli diplomats a "tectonic rift" was emerging between the United States and Israel -...

UC Irvine Muslim Group Appeals Suspension

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

IRVINE, Calif. — A Muslim student group has appealed its suspension by the University of California, Irvine over the disruption of the Israeli a...

Sam Stein

Israeli Ambassador To U.S., Michael Oren, Rejects International Investigation Of Flotilla Deaths

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the few ways the Obama administration has attempted to show its displeasure with Israel following the death of pro-Palestinian activists aboard...

Tormenting Israel

David Suissa | Posted 05.25.2011

David Suissa

Which act does more to undermine trust and the atmosphere for peace: a zoning permit for apartments or a memorial to terrorism?

Rights of the Speaker Versus "Rights" of Disruptors

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Alan Dershowitz

Attempts to prevent college audiences from hearing pro-Israel speakers must be taken very seriously by universities.

J Street Conference To Open Amid Controversy

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 05.25.2011

J Street, an advocacy and lobbying firm created 18 months ago, is holding its first annual conference beginning Sunday, with participation from about ...

Israeli Ambassador Explodes: Gaza War Critics Are Calling Us Nazis

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

MJ Rosenberg

The Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.'s take on the Goldstone report is ridiculous. In fact, nowhere in his piece does he dispute the report's finding that Israel (and Hamas) committed war crimes.

Dovish Jews? They Love Israel? Excommunicate Them

Bradley Burston | Posted 05.25.2011

Bradley Burston

We don't need them. They'll never see things our way, no matter what. Let them go. It's a new Israeli approach which borrows from the very worst of our aging instincts.

Senate and House Doves Attend Israeli Settler Pep Rally On Capitol Hill

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

MJ Rosenberg

On the very day the House was voting on the anti-Goldstone resolution, a far-right Israel group was meeting on the Hill to discuss a far-right, pro-settler agenda.