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george bush
On foreign policy, Jeb Bush navigates between brother and father
As clearly as Jeb Bush has stated that he does not want his foreign policy chops assessed against that of his brother — or his father — his choice in advisers has only made things murkier.
What Ramy knew about the fall of Assad and the rise of the Islamic State
After a few years of the cold shoulder, I finally heard from my Syrian friend, Ramy Mansour, and his message couldn’t have been more clear: “I told you so.”
Bush to Jewish leaders: I don’t trust Iran’s peaceful intentions
Former President George W. Bush told a Presidents Conference gathering that he did not trust the Iranian regime to change its intentions toward Israel.
Confronting bigotry in all its forms: When is the word ‘Jew’ an offensive stereotype?
An elected official in a small Florida town last week used the word \”jew\” as a verb to mean cheap or stingy. This set off a minor controversy which I\’ll report below.
Supreme Court denies appeal of Holy Land Foundation convictions
The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal of four Holy Land Foundation organizers who were convicted on charges of conspiring to send money to Hamas.
Obama and Israel: The record, the facts
President Obama has been criticized for being wrong for Israel. Even in the third debate of the Presidential campaign, a lovefest toward Israel, which was mentioned 31 times by the candidates, Governor Romney managed to get in a couple jibes against Obama\’s Israel policy.
Debunking myths on Israel and U.S. foreign policy
Nowhere are the urban legends and mythologies more enduring and destructive than those that currently surround Israel and U.S. foreign policy.
Bend the Arc sends activists to push for tax cuts for the wealthy repeal
Nine young political activists have started out on an eight-state tour to push for the repeal of the Pres. George W. Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy.