Middle East

By Yaakov Lappin   JINSA Visiting Fellow  U.S. President Barack Obama is in Israel today on for his first state visit here. He will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss three core strategic security issues. The first issue will undoubtedly be Iran’s nuclear program, an issue that dwarfs all others in terms of […]

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — President Obama is only the fifth sitting US President to visit Israel and like his predecessor, George W. Bush, waited until after the first term to make such a visit.   Major diplomatic announcements or breakthroughs are not expected in any of the stops – to Israel, the West Bank or Jordan. 

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The day after the swearing in of Israel’s new government and the day before the arrival of President Obama, a symposium was held in Jerusalem under the title, “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict  –  Where to?” on the occasion of the publication of The Routledge Handbook on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, edited by Joel

By David A. Harris WASHINGTON, D.C. –To know why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has proved so intractable, it’s worth reading the two op-eds published by The New York Times on March 13th, in advance of President Barack Obama’s much-anticipated visit to the region. The first, placed at the top of the page, was by Rashid Khalidi,

By David A. Harris WASHINGTON, D.C. — The upcoming visit of United States President Barack Obama to Israel has taken on a life of its own. Perhaps because the American leader did not travel to the Jewish state in his first term, even while visiting several nearby countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, or

By Ron Torossian NEW YORK — As CEO of a PR firm, we often brief clients prior to major communications endeavors, and with President Obama embarking upon his much-awaited Israel trip which is sure to attract major attention, wanted to offer ten tips to ensure his trip to Israeli is a success: 1: It is

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– After a traumatic crisis in a group, it’s not unusual to send in counselors to help the survivors heal. The new government of Israel will need a strong team of such experts, for it’s difficult to imagine how the prime minister will conduct business in the presence of the Terrible Two

By James Colbert WASHINGTON, D.C. — Next week, President Obama will make his first visit to Israel as president. The bonds that exist between Jerusalem and Washington are built upon mutual strategic interests and a solid foundation of shared cultural and political values. At the same time, both countries face common threats where cooperation and

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Reps. Susan Davis (D-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) led a bipartisan effort to aid Israel in improving and enhancing its missile defense system.  A bipartisan coalition of 63 members of Congress introduced the Iron Dome Act of 2013 to authorize the President to provide assistance for the procurement, maintenance,

By Rabbi Dow Marmur  JERUSALEM — There seems to be little excitement about Israel’s next government to be sworn in next week after protracted and convoluted coalition negotiations. Though the smoke from its chimney isn’t very white, there’s relief that we won’t have to go to elections again. The public is said to be tired