Tag: Obama Administration

Public glee over Trump Administration's statements that the U.S. Embassy will be moved to Jerusalem.

Iran has received billions of dollars in cash and gold from the Obama administration according to two US news outlets.

If UNSCR 2334 upset you, another one may be just a week away, and it is far worse.

In 1994 US envoy to the UN Madeleine Albright insisted on a paragraph-by-paragraph UNSC vote, to edit out language saying Jerusalem was occupied territory.

The P5+1 Iran Deal partners have given a green light to send a secret shipment of more than 100 tons of natural uranium to Iran as a "thank you" gift.

Most of the Nay votes came from Democrats, including Keith Ellison (D-Mn), who is in the running to head the Democratic National Committee.

Israeli-American mega donor Haim Saban urged the Obama Administration to refrain from "any other policy statements that would only make things worse."

'I urge Secretary Kerry and the Administration not to set forth a formula, which will inevitably disadvantage Israel in any negotiation.'

Kerry advised Erekat the PA should ask for parameters to a forced permanent solution, after discussion with the Saudis, who a few years ago had advanced a two-state based Middle East peace resolution.

Netanyahu's spokesman David Keys said Israel has ironclad information that the Obama administration helped craft the anti-settlements UNSC resolution.

"Over decades, American administrations and Israeli governments had disagreed about settlements, but we agreed that the Security Council was not the place to resolve this issue," Netanyahu noted.

Icahn, who believes the Environmental Protection Agency hurts business, has played a central role in selecting the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Congress demands all IRS documents from 2009 till now that could reveal a policy to persecute pro-Israel Americans.

Incidentally, earlier on Tuesday Trump rebuked Boeing for charging too much for the Air Force 1, sending its stock plummeting. So this is definitely going to be a memorable ride.

The very existence of some of these documents proves the Iran nuclear deal – from its inception – depended on the US turning a blind eye on its violations.

John Kerry's rant at the Saban Forum was fascinating in that it illuminated everything that is wrong with the supporters of the two-state solution peace process.

Loved the part about the resolutions 'undermining the organization’s integrity and impartiality.' Who says Israeli diplomats have no sense of humor?

The Americans believe a sophisticated, US made camera is installed on the Volcani drone, the kind that require a special application for US government permission should said camera be sold to a third party.

"Sometimes truth is also an option, even when it's very bitter," Liberman said, stating that "anyone who says Amona can be preserved in its current location is just spreading delusions and fantasies."

In March 2000 the Israeli government was refused permission to purchase BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles.

The Netanyahu cabinet has been extra careful not to provoke the ire of the retiring emperor on the eve of that portion of his term when he no longer needs to worry about the Jewish vote.

Yishai speaks with Ambassador MK Michael Oren, MK Rabbi Yehudah Glick on the children of Otniel and with Rabbi Mike Feuer on the Big Bang. It's a show not to be missed.

It remains to be seen which way Netanyahu will cleverly evade this crisis, and whether or not he is prepared to either arm wrestle the high court or put down a rightwing rebellion in his own party.

And now we'll all hold our breath until November 9, when a brave new world might just emerge for Israel…

Kerry responded by saying the Administration has not yet made its decision on this matter — which is probably what he would have said if he didn't want an Obama anti-Israel move to hit the news before the election.

Neither Republican nor Democratic candidate offered realistic solutions for the escalation of the Syrian civil war, just north of Israel's border.

Habayit Hayehudi is facing an existential dilemma these days, as many of its voters have said they'd rather see their elected representatives leave government than participate in the decision to uproot the Amona residents.

On Wednesday, the State Department “strongly condemned” the resettling of Amona's Jews, in an angry press release reminiscent of the Days Secretary John Kerry was first realizing there was no Nobel Peace Prize for him for fathering a new Palestinian State.

Overall, the debate veered to the Iran deal four times, and Gov. Pence was not able to turn any of them into a knockout, or even a win on points.

Congressman Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan Democrat whose 10th Congressional District actually includes Ground Zero, was adamant in attacking the president's arguments.