Tag Archives: Obama administration

Palestinians Leveraging UN Pressure

Posted on 11/16/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

An article in Haaretz today describes the problems that the Palestinians have with the current moratorium extension proposal. The article quotes an unnamed Israeli official as saying: The political benefits that Israel would receive as part of the package of … Continue reading →

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Is the IRS Blocking Opposing Israel Viewpoints?

Posted on 08/30/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Z Street, run by my friend Lori Lowenthal Marcus, made the decision to apply for 501c3 status as a tax exempt organization several months ago. This week, her organization filed suit against the IRS over what it considers to be … Continue reading →

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Changing Opinions

Posted on 07/21/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

As Meryl wrote yesterday morning, Abbas is refusing to hold direct talks without preconditions that amount to determining the end game of discussions about borders. This is in no small part due to the perception that both the Obama administration … Continue reading →

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The audacity of nope

Posted on 11/12/2009 by Soccerdad

In an excellent op-ed, Steve Huntley gives a synopsis of how the Obama administration botched the Middle East. Enter Obama. Rather than adopting a go-slow, build-on-the-past approach to a fragile situation, he did it his way — with a speech. … Continue reading →

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The Obama administration’s contribution to the election in Lebanon

Posted on 06/11/2009 by Soccerdad

I expressed some skepticism towards the claim that President Obama’s Cairo speech helped boost the prospects of the March 14 coalition. I also offered my own suggestion that perhaps the speech scared Christians into voting for the coaltion. Max Boot … Continue reading →

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