Epstein Secrets

red, arousing the ire of the Israeli government while distracting from the core Palestinian concerns of borders, right of return, and the status of Jerusalem. EFTA00700265 Once again, the Obama administration somehow managed to alienate the Israelis and Palestinians in almost equal measure. Even after

choices on offer on Tuesday. But like Bloomberg, probably choose the candidate they believe would be less likely to ignore or evade their plight. Anicic 3. Foreign Policy Middle East Lost Shadi Hamid EFTA00700262 November 5, 2012 -- One of the great mysteries of the past four years is how Barack

mos Yadlin, the former head of Israeli Military Intelligence and now director of the Institute for National Security Studies, wrote a piece for the Jerusalem Post. Like Netanyahu, he objected to a deal with Iran that would allow it to preserve its nuclear weapons program—and said that appears to be where

and the United States really want? Ali Jarbawi is a political scientist at Birzeit University and a former minister of the Palestinian Authority. Anicic 3. The Washington Post On Syria, reality-check time David Ignatius 2 May, 2014 -- Rabah Al-Sarhan, Jordan -- The Syrian border is just a few miles

t zone. For Netanyahu, liberating EFTA00678381 Israel from the shadow of the Iranian bomb squares much more with his own self-image than dividing Jerusalem. So the only chance for Obama to succeed in both negotiations would be to pursue Iran first and then move to the Palestinian deal. Unfortunately,

ional Affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a senior fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. Anicic 3. Foreign Policy Can Obama deliver on Israel and Iran -- or is he overreaching? Aaron David Miller October 24, 2013 -- When it comes to the Middl

too far with their spying operations here. According to classified briefings on legislation that would lower visa restrictions on Israeli citizens, Jerusalem's efforts to steal U.S. secrets under the cover of trade missions and joint defense technology contracts have "crossed red lines." Israel's espion

the author of Sharpening Strategic Intelligence: Why the CIA Gets It Wrong and What Needs to Be Done to Get It Right (Cambridge University Press). Anicic 3. Project Syndicate The Post-National Mirage Shlomo Ben Ami May 5, 2014 -- The German philosopher Jurgen Habermas once defined our times as "the

he Iron Dome and Arrow anti- missile defenses, which presumably add to American security. Ya'alon, it seemed, had bought one of the t-shirts sold in Jerusalem souvenir shops to tourists that says, "Don't worry America—Israel is behind you," and missed the irony. But then, the entire talk raised questions

las Saidel, JD, MA, is the Associate Director of the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis & Response (ISTAR) at the University of Pennsylvania. Anicic 3. American Prospect Disrespecting Your Defender Gershom Gorenberg March 24, 2014 -- Moshe Ya'alon thinks that President Barack Obama is a wimp a

idn't Leave the Democrats. They Left Me Sheldon G. Adelson November 4, 2012 -- When members of the Democratic Party booed the inclusion of God and Jerusalem in their party platform this year, I thought of my parents. They would have been astounded. The immigrant family in which I grew up was, in the ma

for those Americans now looking for work. The Democratic Party just isn't what it used to be. Mr. Adelson is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Anicic 3. The Wall Street Journal EFTA00700296 Israel Under Fire Editorial November 4, 2012 -- As the U.S. Presidential campaign races to the finish, t

policy," said Abdelrahim Abdullah Abdelrahim, 44, an import-export businessman built like a bouncer. "These Islamists want to march on Al Quds" -- Jerusalem -- "and wage war. It's not the time for this." He went on to mock the Salafi legislator who tried to sound the call to prayer in parliament, and h

the Muslim Brotherhood will become the biggest political power in Syria after the departure of the Assad regime. And I will be the biggest loser." Anicic 3. Syria Comment EFTA00630295 The Hamas-Syrian SW, a Dilemma for Iran's Palestinian Strategy Mohammad Ataie May 13, 2012 -- Since the advent of

tiatives in 2009, with Yuval Bartov as its first employer. Today Israel Energy Initiatives sits in Har Hotzvim, the modernistic office park outside Jerusalem where many of Israel's most innovative high-tech companies have their headquarters (some have taken to calling it "Shalom Valley"). Vinegar is a br

rtently encourage them to be more provocative with Russia. Ms. Hill said the Russian leader might simply wait. "Time," she said, "is on his side." Anicic 3. The Washington Post EFTA00705923 Ukraine crisis tests Obama's foreign policy focus on diplomacy over military force Scott Wilson For much of

hoever makes the Israeli silent majority feel morally insecure about occupation but strategically secure in Israel wins. After Anwar Sadat flew to Jerusalem, Israelis knew there was no way morally that they could hold onto the Sinai and strategically they did not feel the need to any longer. The first i

ey are only now emerging, and so there's a great desire among them for acceptance and legitimacy as players on the international political scene." Anicic 3. The Christian Science Monitor Israel is not the Obama. Iran John Bolton April 3, 2012 -- The Obama administration appears to be conducting an o

lawmakers. The perils of such unconditional solidarity were addressed by Germany's new president, Joachim Gauck, during his first official visit to Jerusalem last Tuesday: "I don't want to imagine every scenario that could get the chancellor in tremendous trouble, when it comes to politically implementi

on Foreign Relations and the author of the forthcoming "Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare From Ancient limes to the Present." Anicic 3. Foreign Policy The Real Reason to Arvoi e in Syria James P. Rubin JUNE 4, 2012 - We're not done with the possibility of an Israeli strike on Ir