Dems in House to Pass Resolution Defending Gaza War
Some of the very House members who denounce the Iraq war, the Afghanistan war and God knows how many other US military actions (often rightly) go mute when it comes to Israel.
Some of the very House members who denounce the Iraq war, the Afghanistan war and God knows how many other US military actions (often rightly) go mute when it comes to Israel.
William Bradley | Posted 10.02.2009 | World
There was some good progress in Thursday's international negotiation sessions with Iran. But anyone who imagines the problem is solved is quite delusional.
William Bradley | Posted 09.30.2009 | World
There's a point in the Iran situation where semantics come into play. Is Iran on a path to nuclear weapons-capable technology? Yes. Is it producing nuclear weapons? No. Does it intend to produce nuclear weapons?
William Bradley | Posted 11.25.2009 | World
Iran went front and center today, with war a real possibility in the wake of this morning's revelation of a secret nuclear facility.
William Bradley | Posted 09.05.2009 | World
It's been two months since Obama delivered his address to the Muslim world in Cairo, promising a new era of respect and engagement. How's his opening to the Muslim world going so far?
Haaretz | Posted 08.09.2009 | World
[...] Netanyahu appears to be suffering from confusion and paranoia. He is convinced that the media are after him, that his aides are leaking informat...
Paul Szep | Posted 07.10.2009 | Comedy
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William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again.
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 06.29.2009 | World
Whenever the United States asks Israeli governments to do anything to advance peace with the Palestinians, Israel comes up with excuses as to why it can't.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 06.28.2009 | World
Remember that we Jews have learned the hard way that unthinkable evil can quickly become a reality; that those who call for Israel's destruction have to be taken seriously.
Michal Lewin-Epstein | Posted 06.18.2009 | World
Where Israel and the Palestinian Authority failed, the United States must succeed.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics
It might be the case that Netanyahu has far more friends in Washington than does the president.
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics
The status quo lobby is getting worried. Very worried. It knew that Obama was determined to move aggressively on his Middle East peace agenda but never imagined that he would be this bold.
AFP | Posted 06.14.2009 | World
Half of Israeli voters are unhappy with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he agreed tax hikes and spending cuts in a two-year budget, according ...
Haaretz | Posted 06.08.2009 | World
his week, for the first time since he took office, Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu has been looking worried. People who have spoken with him ...
Haaretz | Posted 06.01.2009 | World
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions are shaped by a profound conviction that Israel will be in danger of extermination if Iran has nuclear wea...
AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 05.29.2009 | World
JERUSALEM — In a jarring contrast, Israel switched moods Tuesday evening from a somber Memorial Day for fallen soldiers to a joyous Independence...
Isaac Luria | Posted 05.03.2009 | World
As American Jews and other friends of Israel, we can't stand for any whitewashing of Avigdor Lieberman's platform or rhetoric.
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.01.2009 | World
In an exclusive interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Tuesday, just before he was sworn in as Israel's new prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu...
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.24.2009 | World
Obama's promise of a new day in U.S.-Iranian relations must be given the opportunity to bear fruit free from outside intervention.
Steve Clemons | Posted 04.02.2009 | World
Israel is now issuing instructions to the United States on what America's red lines with Iran should be. The implication of course is that Israel will take matters into its own hands if these lines are crossed.
Haaretz | Mazal Mualem, Yair Ettinger and Nadav Shragai | Posted 03.30.2009 | World
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu failed to persuade his centrist rival, Kadima party leader Tzipi Livni, to join him in a broad coalition F...
Al Jezeera | Posted 03.21.2009 | World
Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, is set to begin work on deciding who will become the country's next prime minister and lead a governing coalition...
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 03.14.2009 | World
It will be easier for President Obama to deal with Netanyahu than with the almost equally hawkish Tzipi Livni because Livni seems dedicated to ending the conflict.
Huffington Post | HuffPost Contributors | Posted 03.12.2009 | World
Israelis head to the polls tomorrow, February 10, to vote in a new government. Huffington Post contributors from Israel to Ramallah to DC have shared ...
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics