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| November 17, 2012
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Obama discussed details of ‘Operation Pillar of Defense’ with Netanyahu on Friday

U.S. President Barack Obama  reiterates American support for Israel’s right to defend itself.

By Reuters

 

 

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday and the two discussed options for “de-escalating” the situation in Israel and Gaza, the White House said.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office, September 28, 2012 – Photo by Pete Souza

Obama “reiterated U.S. support for Israel’s right to defend itself, and expressed regret over the loss of Israeli and Palestinian civilian lives,” according to a statement on the call.

“The prime minister expressed his deep appreciation to the president and the American people for the United States’ investment in the Iron Dome rocket and mortar defense system, which has effectively defeated hundreds of incoming rockets from Gaza,” the statement said. Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2012
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Abbas thinks his ‘No’ Puts Barack Obama in His Place

Barack Obama called Abbas to express his opposition at the Palestinian Authority Chairman’s bid to the United Nation’s General Assembly.

Abbas did what Netanyahu could never do – Say “no” to the president.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas threw cold water on President Barack Obama’s election victory, answering the president with a direct “no” after Obama told him his administration is opposed to the PA’s unilateral move for recognition by the United Nations General Assembly.

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas

PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas – AFP photo

Abbas’ blunt “no” underscored the new Middle East reality, where the PA chief feels he can snub the United States and bank on international opposition to the State of Israel’s position for defensible borders, said analysts. Continue Reading »

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| November 9, 2012
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Caroline B. Glick: A time for courage & action!

Obama’s victory demonstrates that the American spirit has been overwhelmed by the European model of social democracy at home and appeasement & treachery abroad. After all, a US ambassador and 3 others were murdered. But 4 is not a very large number. And it was over in a day.

By Caroline B. Glick 

 

Mitt Romney wasn’t a bad candidate. He ran a fairly strong race. He made a few errors. And he made many good moves. Certainly he was adequate. And he was probably the strongest Republican candidate among the primary field of contenders. That is, he was the best man available to run against Barack Obama. Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2012
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Blair optimistic: Obama win opens way for new Mideast push

Quartet’s Middle East envoy & Former British PM says he doesn’t believe US lost interest in Israeli-Palestinian conflict & he expects to see fresh initiative soon, now that the election is over

By Reuters

 

President Barack Obama‘s election victory opens the way for renewed efforts to revive moribund peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Middle East envoy Tony Blair said on Wednesday.

Tony Blair Photo: AFP

Tony Blair – Photo: AFP

Speaking hours after Obama won a second term in office, the former British prime minister told Reuters he did not believe the United States had lost interest in the decades-old conflict, adding that he hoped to see a fresh initiative soon. Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2012
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Palestinian Authority & Hamas urges Obama to stop siding with Israel

PA president Abbas calls on president Obama to put an end to ‘Israeli occupation,’ while Hamas asks him to stop bias

By Elior Levy

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas joined world leaders on Wednesday in congratulating Barack Obama for being elected for a second term in the White House, and expressed hope the US president would help instate the two-state solution.

Mahmoud Abbas Photo: AP

Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: AP

Abbas’ chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said that “Obama must take action to dry out the swamp that is the Israeli occupation, because this is the key to democracy.”

In a statement, Erekat stated that the PA has decided to submit its bid for UN recognition this month, “and we hope that Obama stands by the Palestinians.” Continue Reading »

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| November 7, 2012
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Elie Wiesel says he & Obama are teaming to pen a book

Wiesel: “I told myself that I have to be careful because I can never know whether anyone in the audience will be a future president.”

By JTA staff

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Elie Wiesel and President Obama are writing a book together, the Holocaust survivor and author told an Israeli newspaper.

This year’s NADAV Jewish Peoplehood Award recipients are honored in a special ceremony in Jerusalem. From left: Avishai Cohen, Leonid Nevzlin, Irina Nevzlin Kogan and Elie Wiesel. – Photo: Sivan Farag

The book, which the two men will resume writing after Tuesday’s presidential election, is “a book of two friends,” Wiesel, a Nobel laureate, told Haaretz. Continue Reading »

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| November 2, 2012
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Caroline Glick: Obama and his politics of contempt

Obama’s contemptuous vilification of Israel & successful American Jews make him bad for Jews specifically. Just as the Dunham ad exposes his underlying hostility towards women & so makes clear that women’s interests are imperiled by his presidency, so Obama’s repeated hostile treatment of Israel & American Jews make him a specific danger to Jewish interests.

By Caroline B. Glick


“Your first time shouldn’t be with just anybody. You want to do it with a great guy.”

So begins the now famous official Barack Obama for President campaign ad that was released last week. The ad depicts a young woman named Lena Dunham, who is apparently a celebrity among Americans in their teens and twenties

Obama

After that opening line, Ms. Continue Reading »

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| November 1, 2012
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American Voters in Israel Voted Romney 6:1

80,000 Americans from Israel have submitted their ballots.
Exit polls show voters overwhelmingly favored Mitt Romney.

By Gil Ronen

 

iVoteIsrael, the leading organization facilitating the ability of Americans in Israel to vote in the US elections, has successfully completed its campaign to make voting from Israel more accessible to as many Americans in Israel as possible.

“iVoteIsrael is proud to announce that 80,000 Americans from Israel have already submitted their ballots to their local county board of elections in any of the 49 states where we successfully registered voters from,” commented Elie Pieprz, national director of iVoteIsrael.   “This represents an unprecedented increase in voter participation from the 20,000 or so that voted in 2008.” Continue Reading »

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| October 28, 2012
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Obama LIED to American Public: Admin Ignored 3 Pleas for Help from Besieged Consulate

US media contends it has proof of a White House cover-up that Obama officials ignored 3 separate pleas for help during the attack on the consulate in Benghazi.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

American media says it has proof of a coverup that Obama administration officials ignored 3 pleas for help during the Al Qaeda terror attack on the US consulate in Benghazi that killed American Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three U.S. diplomats — the first such murder in 33 years.

Sept 11 attack on US consulate in Benghazi

Sept 11 attack on US consulate in Benghazi – Reuters

On Friday, Fox News broadcast a report revealing that CIA operatives defending the consulate in Libya had called three times for emergency assistance during the attack. Continue Reading »

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| October 16, 2012
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Abbas: UN recognition would foster peace with Israel

U.S. envoy to UN, Rice says Palestinian status bid jeopardizes peace process.

Abbas’ letter to Obama, says Palestinians ready to resume Israel talks if UN bid succeesful

By Reuters and

 

 

The Palestinians fended off on Tuesday U.S. criticism of their bid for upgraded status at the United Nations, saying the move would improve prospects for a peace accord with Israel, not damage them.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday, saying he is ready to resume talks with Israel if he succeeds in obtaining UN recognition for the Palestinians.

Abbas and Obama

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and U.S.

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| October 9, 2012
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Are the U.S. and Israel considering a joint ‘surgical strike’ on Iran’s nuclear facilities?

David Rothkopf, a former Clinton administration official, writes attack which could not be carried out by Israel alone, in his opinion, would neutralize Republican criticism.

The United States and Israel are considering the possibility of a joint “surgical strike” against Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to a Foreign Policy report by David Rothkopf published Monday.

A U.S. Air Force long-range B-52 bomber - AP.

A U.S. Air Force long-range B-52 bomber arrives in western England, March 3, 2003. – Photo by AP

While Israel and the U.S. still don’t entirely agree on the “red line” which would trigger a military response, the report said that the Israelis are now suggesting a more limited attack than was previously debated. Continue Reading »

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| September 29, 2012
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Iran’s FARS news agency cites fictitious poll saying Ahmadinejad is more popular than Obama in U.S.

Iranian news agency, FARS cited a poll by The Onion, a satirical website , as a credible source, claiming a majority of U.S. rural whites prefer  Ahmadinejad over Obama.

Later, the report was no longer available online.

Iranian news agency FARS reported the results of a Gallup poll on Friday, which it said had found that “an overwhelming majority of rural white Americans said they would rather vote for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than U.S. President Barack Obama.”

A screen grab of the Onion's faux Gallup poll.

A screen grab of the Onion’s faux Gallup poll.

The poll in question, however, was not a real poll, but a fake poll published by the satirical website The Onion. Continue Reading »

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| September 29, 2012
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White House reports Netanyahu & Obama ‘in full agreement’ on Iran’s nuclear program

Following a phone conversation between Netanyahu & Obama, the WH did not say whether Obama gave any ground on giving a ‘red line’ towards Iran.

Romney called Netanyahu afterwards.

 

 

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday expressed solidarity on the goal of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the White House said, amid signs of easing tensions over their differences on how to confront Tehran.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office, September 28, 2012. Photo by Official White House – Photo by Pete Souza

Obama, who opted not to meet Netanyahu on his U.S. Continue Reading »

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| September 16, 2012
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Netanyahu & Obama Rumored to Meet as West Deploys in the Persian Gulf

Netanyahu & Obama will meet in an unannounced meeting, reported Sunday by the London Telegraph. Still no confirmation.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will meet on Sunday in an unannounced meeting, The London Telegraph reported Sunday. There has been no confirmation or denial from Washington – but the Prime Minister’s spokesman Mark Regev told Arutz Sheva on Sunday that the newspaper’s report they will meet on Sunday is “incorrect.”

Obama and Netanyahu at UN in September 2012

Obama and Netanyahu at UN in September 2012 – Reuters

Concerning a meeting in the near future, he issued a “no comment” response.

The reported meeting is to take place as 25 countries deploy warplanes and warships in the Persian Gulf (Strait of Hormuz) in annual maneuvers, in the largest exercise ever. Continue Reading »

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| September 12, 2012
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Obama vows continued cooperation with Libya, Romney states the obvious: American leadership ‘sorely needed’

Romney releases statement critical of Obama administration’s response to attack on Libyan consulate that killed 4 American diplomats

 

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned Tuesday’s attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, but emphasized that the U.S. would continue cooperating with the Libyan government.

Obama meeting with State Department personnel

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, meets with State Department personnel in the courtyard of the State Department in Washington, Wed., Sept. 12, 2012. – Photo by AP

“The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack,” Obama said in a televised statement from the White House Rose Garden. Continue Reading »

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