Will Baker and Gates Leave Bush with a Defeatist Legacy?
As George W. Bush enters his final two years in office, he may be preparing a doctrine of defeatism authored by James Baker and Robert Gates that alienates allies and emboldens enemies.
Three critical decisions...
Words on the Nuclear Issue are Crucial
Statements made by heads of state on the nuclear issue have special importance because of the subject's critical nature. Accordingly, these statements are known as "declaratory policy," which indicates that these statements are significant...
Commentary: A Call to Activism
I begin with a speech that PA President Mahmoud Abbas gave last Thursday, on the cusp of the arrival of Sec. Rice to this area. He spoke at a rally in Ramallah; the occasion...
The New Israel and the Old
On May 12, 1948, Clark Clifford, the White House chief counsel, presented the case for U.S. recognition of the state of Israel to the divided cabinet of President Harry Truman. While a glowering George...
Palestinian Tractor-Terrorism: Mainstream Not Renegade
1. Hate-Education-Driven-Terrorism. The July 2, 2008 Palestinian Tractor-Terrorism constituted a precise Palestinian human-missile, guided by Palestinian hate-education, instituted in 1994 by Abu-Mazen, then Arafat's first deputy, and proliferated via Abu Mazen's current educational-religious-media infrastructures....
Witness to a the FreeGAza.org press conference in Nicosia: A Slow Boat to Gaza
On Monday, a movement known as FreeGaza.org held a press conference in Nicosia, Cyprus, in which a group of 40 people from around the world announced that they would board two small boats to...
Jewish Group Calls On Obama To Cancel Carter Convention Speech
There is an unwritten rule that synagogues in the United States do not intervene in partisan American politics.
On Thursday, one of the largest synagogue organizations in the United States, the National Council of Young...
Saudi Arabia: No. 1 Arms Purchaser
There is no question about it: The economic power of Saudi Arabia will be a factor for the next American administration to cope with.
The United States Congressional Research Service recently ranked Saudi Arabia, the...
BESA REPORT: Obama, Israel Likely On A Collision Course
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to have a rocky relationship with Israel, according to an academic research study published in the wake of the November 4 presidential election.
A report from the Israel-based Bar Ilan...
Panic Returns To The Western Negev
Over the weekend, approximately 20 Qassam rockets, Grad rockets and mortar shells were fired from the Gaza Strip at communities in the southwestern region of Israel. Most of the rockets were fired on Friday,...