US Israel Relations

President Obama Is a Friend of Israel

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 05.29.2012

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If past is prologue, Americans -- both Jews and non-Jews -- devoted to and concerned about Israel can vote to reelect President Obama in November with an absolutely clear conscience.

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The Media's Double Standard for Israel

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 05.13.2012

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With its remarkably progressive polity, why do so many of Israel's loudest critics come from the American Left?

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Don't Let Republicans Divide Us on Iran

Steve Sheffey | Posted 05.07.2012

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If we take President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu at their word, the U.S. and Israel are aligned, despite the best efforts of whose who want to remove Obama from office so badly that they are willing to sacrifice the U.S.-Israel relationship on the altar of political expediency.

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Obama and Israel: Setting the Record Straight

Guy Ziv | Posted 05.02.2012

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Contrary to the accusations leveled by Obama's critics, bilateral defense cooperation is both broader and deeper today than at any time in history.

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An Opportunity for the Israeli Opposition

Guy Ziv | Posted 04.23.2012

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Although Israelis are not scheduled to go to the polls until fall of 2013, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is widely expected to call for early elections. Yet, Netanyahu may be more vulnerable than anticipated.

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U.S. Military's Top Officer Visits Israel

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN and DAN PERRY | Posted 03.20.2012

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JERUSALEM — The top U.S. general, visiting Israel at a delicate and dangerous moment in the global standoff with Tehran, is expected to press fo...

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Israel And The U.S.: A Mutually Beneficial Relationship

Robert D. Blackwill | Posted 01.01.2012

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Israel's substantial contributions to U.S. interests are an underappreciated aspect of this relationship and deserve equal billing to shared values and historical responsibility as rationales for American support of Israel.

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Washington Post Columnist: Cut Aid to Israel

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 12.18.2011

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No matter that our own military is facing major cuts along with Medicare, cancer research and hundreds of other programs, Israel's friends in Congress in both parties make sure that aid to Israel is protected at current levels.

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U.S. Takes Lonely Path In Opposing All Forms Of Palestinian Recognition

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 11.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When Susan Rice, the American ambassador to the United Nations, appeared at a breakfast meeting with reporters here on Monday, it was ju...

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U.S. 'Deeply Concerned' By New Israeli Construction Plans

AP | Posted 10.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it is "deeply concerned" by Israeli approval of new housing construction in disputed east Jerusalem. ...

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On The Middle East, They Are All Weiners

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 08.09.2011

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It is clear that Congress cares about Israel's security only a little more than the Netanyahu government cares about the interests of the United States (or, for that matter, Israel's). Each is using the other.

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Obama and the Quest for Mideast Peace

Lloyd Greif | Posted 08.07.2011

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Is it any wonder Netanyahu is steaming and this president has the lowest approval rating among Israelis of any sitting American president?

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Infallible Israel

Ariel Gonzalez | Posted 08.01.2011

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Israel is no more. Its cities lay in ruins, its people wallow in oppression. All signs of Jewish presence in the Holy Land are being eradicated: synag...

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Obama Seeks To Smooth Out U.S.-Israel Tensions

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 07.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama sought to allay concern in the Jewish community Sunday by telling America's largest pro-Israel lobby that he had ...

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Obama To Adress AIPAC Conference

AP | By JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 07.16.2011

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- The White House says President Barack Obama will address the pro-Israel group AIPAC's annual conference in Washington on Sunda...

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Three Myths of Israel's Insecurity and Why They Must Be Debunked

Ira Chernus | Posted 06.18.2011

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U.S. opinion-shapers have created an indelible image of Israel as a deeply insecure nation. That image is a major, if often overlooked, factor that has shaped Washington's policies in the Middle East.

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Clinton: U.S. To Reveal New Push On Arab-Israeli Peace

Posted 06.13.2011

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(Reuters) - The United States plans a new push to promote comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday, sugge...

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US Vetoes UN Resolution on Israel -- But Agrees With Its Substance

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

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The isolation of the United States, which did not want the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Security Council, was palpable.

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US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning 'Illegal' Israel Settlements

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

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UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that would have condemned "illegal" Israeli settlements and demanded an immed...

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Amid The Arab Revolt Of 2011, Asking The Christian Question

Mark Lewis Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can Christians, especially in the U.S., discern the extent to which their own nation is an economically and militarily exploitative power in the Middle East, and then organize?

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U.S. Drops Demand For Israeli Settlement Freeze

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has abandoned attempts to persuade Israel to slow West Bank settlement activity, officials said Tuesday, dea...

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Israel US Settlement Freeze Deal On Hold

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israel insisted Thursday it would keep building homes in disputed east Jerusalem, threatening to hold up a U.S.-proposed settlement ...

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Clinton-Netanyahu Meeting Marathon: Inside The Talks

The Cable | Posted 05.25.2011

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's seven-hour marathon meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday in New York could signal a t...

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Israel To Push U.S. For Convicted Spy's Freedom

AP | DANIEL ESTRIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister on Tuesday pledged to press President Barack Obama to release a convicted Israeli spy sentenced to life in p...

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Trade Mordechai Vanunu for Jonathan Pollard

Doug Bandow | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. should not have to release Jonathan Pollard to reward Israel for making peace. Peace should be its own reward. But Washington could offer to swap Jonathan Pollard for Mordechai Vanunu.

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