Epstein Secrets

nect whatever dots are available as they make judgments about the threats and opportunities. And the sad reality is that, viewed from Washington or Jerusalem, the upheavals of the last 18 months have transformed an already difficult regional landscape into perhaps the most inhospitable strategic environm

nhance the president's image. "Israeli officials know that it's an election year," says Melman. "They believe the information was leaked to glorify the Obama Administration. Israeli officials are not going to rock the boat and ruin the party." The Times story is part of a larger narrative being driven by the Obama tea

in an enclave over which it has a strong grip." The AP (5/25) reports that Blinken "announced Tuesday that the U.S. would reopen its consulate in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration." The consulate "long served as an autonomous off

of whether American warplanes...will provide air support to Afghan forces." The Times quotes Michele A. Flournoy, a former DOD undersecretary during the Obama Administration, as saying "'Withdrawing forces is actually a really delicate kind of operation that has risks associated with it.' ... 'There's a lot they have to

negotiators on Thursday that Israel was willing to stop attacks but would EFTA00149726 not discuss any deal linking the Gaza violence to events in Jerusalem. The Los Angeles Times (5/20, 3.37M) reports under the headline "Under Growing Pressure, Israeli Cabinet Approves Cease-Fire With Hamas" that Israe

cription Publication, 8.41M) looks at the long history between Biden and Netanyahu, particularly on Biden's role in smoothing over tensions between the Obama Administration and Israel during Biden's time as vice president. Politico (5/20, Leonard, 6.73M) reports Biden on Thursday "commended [Netanyahu] for drawing `the

in an enclave over which it has a strong grip." The AP (5/25) reports that Blinken "announced Tuesday that the U.S. would reopen its consulate in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration." The consulate "long served as an autonomous off

f whether American warplanes...will provide air support to Afghan forces." The Times quotes Michele A. Flournoy, a former DOD undersecretary during the Obama Administration, as saying "'Withdrawing forces is actually a really delicate kind of operation that has risks associated with it.' ... 'There's a lot they have to

g with it. Sure he'd like to destroy Hamas and negotiate with Abbas -- but on his terms. Indeed, the world of a negotiation over borders, refugees, Jerusalem is a world of great discomfort for Netanyahu, because it will force choices that run against his nature, his politics, and his ideology. Hamas isn

port specifically recommended an additional defense site on the U.S. East Coast to augment interceptors in California and Alaska. Three years ago, the Obama Administration pulled the plug on a site in Poland and the Czech Republic, bending to Russian pressure. In its place, the White House decided to protect Europe f

the parameters: a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with mutually agreed-upon land swaps similar in size and quality, a shared capital in Jerusalem, acceptable and legitimate security arrangements and an agreed-upon and just solution to the Palestinian refugee problem based on the 1948 United

ticle 6. The New-Yorker Obama's Brain Gary Marc February 18, 2013 -- According to an article on the front page of this morning's New York Times, the Obama Administration is planning to seek three billion dollars from Congress to map the human brain's activity. What will Obama's proposed investment in neuroscience l