When President Obama condemned Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, saying international law prohibits redrawing territorial borders “at the barrel of a gun,” it was somewhat awkward: The United States did exactly that in the 1999 Kosovo war, which lacked Security Council approval, and successive..…
The following guide, broken into topical sections, breaks down how Israel's government is constructed, why Israelis going to the polls on April 9 and. ... For the in 2015, Arab- Israeli parties united in coalition called Joint List and became Israel's third largest party, and..…
One of the most chapters John Mearsheimer's and Stephen Walt's invaluable book Israel Lobby contained documentation of Israeli politicians coming to America to advocate for Iraq in the months after 11. ... What many Americans end up hearing is that Iran is an existential enemy to..…
MOSCOW (JTA) – Israel’s Minister of Immigration and Absorption, Yoav Gallant, recently lashed out at France for an increase of anti-Semitic incidents and called upon French Jews to leave the country and emigrate to Israel for their own safety. . Such a significant statement by an Israeli..…
[As president, Kennedy] recognized that in such areas as refugee repatriation, Arab-Israel negotiations, and plans to divert Jordan River waters for large-scale agriculture and power projects, all of which had become extremely sensitive matters thanks to Eisenhower and [former Secretary of State John..…
There is reason that Israel's founding fathers defined it and that is Zionist understanding that only in Jewish state with Jewish symbols, culture, institutions, government, police, military, and so on can Jews be guaranteed life and freedom from oppression without giving up their..…
Why exactly does the US government go to war with so many of Israel’s enemies, starting with Iraq? ... The second principle, inextricably tied to the first, is that Washington must uncritically support Israel no matter what its government does, which makes the defense..…
To hone in further: Will it change Israel’s direction on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? ... In a recent radio interview, he appeared not-thrilled when asked why he supports moving Israel’s government offices to the Temple Mount, site of the Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock. ..…