Obama and isreal

Jerusalem still hopeful it can work with US against Iran - analysis

The US and Iran progressing toward a new Iran Deal — so why is Netanyahu so restrained?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the 2021 International Bible Contest for Youth on Thursday, Israel's Independence Day, April 15, 2021.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seen wearing a face mask during a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, July 4 2020.

Israel Elections: How is Iran's regime responding?

Colin Kahl participates in a panel discussion about Iran's nuclear program on Capitol Hill, February 21, 2012 in Washington, DC.

Top retired Israeli security officials back Colin Kahl, Biden nominee

Then-US vice president Joe Biden and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wave upon Biden’s arrival in Ramallah in 2016.

The Parting: why this election is different for Israel


Alan Dershowitz: Obama lied, reconsidering Democratic Party affiliation

Dershowitz called Obama's decision to allow UN Resolution 2334 to pass "abominable."

Alan Dershowitz at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, May 7, 2017

Obama sends hand-written condolence note to Rivlin

"We recall with great fondness our visit together, and it was clear that you and I share the great blessing of having had an extraordinary partner for our journey through life."

President Reuven Rivlin meets with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office

Netanyahu ad: A dis of Obama or show of strength on Israel’s security?

US President Barack Obama (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Assessing Trump’s ‘unorthodox’ 2018 Middle East policies

While some analysts criticized the president’s unconventional approach to the region, others contended it was exactly what was needed to shake up a long-dormant peace process

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a news conference following Tuesday's midterm congressional elections at the White House in Washington, US, November 7, 2018

Jewish Democrats and Republicans offer dueling views of election results

“The 2018 midterm elections were a clear referendum on President Trump, and a rejection of his hateful policies and rhetoric.”

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018

John McCain: An endangered breed of Mideast hawk

Obama once quipped that McCain never met a war he did not like.

US Republican Senator John McCain

Trump at ten months: good for Israel?

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COLUMN ONE: Trump and Obama’s third term

The problem is that substantively, there is no real difference between Obama and Trump, not in the Middle East and not anywhere.

Trump, Netanyahu and Obama

Terra Incognita: Trump in Riyadh vs Obama in Cairo

For the US the Obama and Trump speeches show that a new era has arrived, one in which every new US president must address the “Muslim world.”

Obama and Trump

Bibi and Barak | Ballad of Bumbling Barrage Balloons

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Obama’s Middle East legacy: Tragic failure

History will look kindly on Obama’s domestic successes, but will judge his Middle East policy harshly.

Barack Obama