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Why didn’t Obama punish Palestinian incitement?
As I reflected on the horrific news from Jerusalem of the latest Palestinian terror attack against Jews, I thought about President Obama’s recent decision to not veto United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which branded Jewish neighborhoods of East Jerusalem—including the Western Wall–as “Occupied Palestinian Territory.”
In his final State of the Union, Obama pleads for multilateralism
President Barack Obama in his final State of the Union address called on the United States to sustain a foreign policy that emphasized multilateralism after his presidency ends.
Obama’s Iran Framework – Dangerous to U.S., Israel & Mideast
The deal signed between the P5+1 and Iran last week over Iran’s nuclear weapons program represents a defeat for the cause of stopping Iran becoming a nuclear power, for heading off a Mideast nuclear arms race, for forestalling existential threats to Israel, even threats to America – not to mention that it will dramatically increase Iranian funding for terrorism.
Obama extends sanctions on Iran while noting its improved behavior
President Barack Obama noted improved Iranian behavior while nuclear talks are underway, but said a yearlong extension of sanctions is still merited.
Full text of the ‘U.S.-Israel Relationship Under President Obama’ White House brief
Document published by the White House on eve of Netanyahu\’s flight to the U.S., where he is scheduled to deliver a controversial speech before a joint meeting of Congress.
Freed prisoner Alan Gross loves Judaism
Alan Gross was freed from a Cuban prison on Wednesday following five years of brutal captivity — a prisoner exchange deal between Cuba and the United States resulted in his release — and on Wednesday, among his first order of business was wishing America \”Chag Sameach.”\nThe appearance, the freed Cuban prisoner’s first press conference since his arrival back home on Wednesday, included numerous Jewish references as Gross stood before reporters, and his wife, Judy, stood at his side. He was missing several teeth.\n\n
In lame-duck period, Obama administration retreats from peace endeavors
Does the prospect of President Obama’s lame-duck period, coupled with the multiple foreign crises he is facing, diminish his quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace?