Tag Archives: Netanyahu
The screws turn a notch, but nobody’s crying “uncle.”
In an earlier post I noted one subtle indication from Washington that the US may not veto the expected UN bid for statehood by terrorist party Fatah (Palestinian Authority) next month. Now comes another hint from the Obama administration, not … Continue reading
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Obama is still driving blind, and still thinks he owns the freeway.
US President Barack Obama was blindsided by the “Arab Spring” revolts as much as anyone else was, yet somehow he acts like he is on top of it all, and like he knows how he can use the events to … Continue reading
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Don’t hate them back, just turn them in.
My readers may have noticed that I haven’t posted in nearly a month. I haven’t been gone, just watching. I haven’t had much to say, so I haven’t said much. The rapidity of changes in the Middle East has made … Continue reading
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Talking now with Turkey, but to what end?
After last week’s disastrous fires in northern Israel–and the surprise help from Turkey—reports have emerged of the Netanyahu government making renewed efforts at restoring amicable relations between the two countries. It is certainly appropriate for PM Netanyahu to issue public … Continue reading
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As the world burns…
The reference to burning has to do with the recent revelation that Hamas has been shooting phosphorous bombs into Israel. Remember the big hullabaloo the world made over Israel’s use of phosphorous during Operation Cast Lead? Never mind that it … Continue reading
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One-forties, one-shmorties…
When I first came up with the idea for this “140s” blog post category, I had intended for it to be more or less daily. They say sometimes that less is more, but sometimes I think that’s just a dodge. … Continue reading
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A smattering of 140s
Last week I wrote that so far there didn’t appear to be much substance coming out of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s latest visit to the White House. Of course, since then there has been ample opportunity for the greatest and the … Continue reading
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Bibi & Obama, round 5 – just for show?
Israeli PM Netanyahu met with US President Obama yesterday for what somebody said was the fifth time (I haven’t been counting), and by the accounts I’ve seen so far, there was a lot of publicity, but little, if any, substance, … Continue reading
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