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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress, May 24, 2011. (Photo by Avi Ohayun/GPO)

Netanyahu speech: A dilemma for U.S. Jews — not for Israelis

For the first time, American Jews are getting the feeling that they might have to choose between Israel, and their loyalty to the country in which they were born and have become successful to a degree almost unprecedented in the history of the Jewish people. In remarks that shook American Jewish leaders with their bluntness,…

By Lisa Goldman February 25, 2015

President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu (photo: Pete Souza / white house)

Post-UN bid, anybody still think Obama is going to ‘save Israel from itself’?

Since winning reelection, Obama has championed Netanyahu’s war in Gaza and rejectionism in the UN. Enough illusions about this U.S. administration. It’s hard to see how Mitt Romney could have been any more pro-occupation or anti-Palestinian than Obama’s been since getting reelected three and a half weeks ago. (That’s all it was!) First Rashid Khalidi’s…

By Larry Derfner November 30, 2012

Thoughts following the Syrian massacre

Toppling the regime in Damascus should be the top priority these days | Those who once praised the Assads as anti-colonial heroes should learn their lesson | and condemnations of the Chinese-Russian Security Council veto would have sounded better if it wasn’t for the Americans’ history of using its own veto power This blog deals…

By Noam Sheizaf February 4, 2012

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US Envoy: Congress will punish UN if it recognizes Palestine (UPDATED)

A little-noticed quote from Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, reveals the depth of the United States’ commitment to Jerusalem’s demands and more importantly, the enormous effect the Israeli lobby has on American foreign policy. H/t to The Progressive Realist for picking up this one (my bold): Discussing the possibility that a resolution recognizing…

By Noam Sheizaf June 23, 2011

Thank You, Mr. President

Following the United States’ veto of a United Nation Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s settlement activities [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlNwo52uEkE[/youtube] By Jerry Haber Thank you, Mr. President, for vetoing the UN Security Counsel Resolution condemning the Israeli settlements as illegal. Thank you for making America the only country in the world to support Israel on this matter. Thank you…

By +972 Magazine February 19, 2011