Amidst Israel’s overwhelming victory in Operation Protective Edge, the Hamas regime in Gaza is showing signs of vulnerability. On Tuesday, the Times of Israel, citing Israeli media sources, reported that Hamas police had killed two Palestinians who protested over food
Those who believe that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton represents a hawkish alternative to President Barack Obama on foreign policy are due for a rude reminder of Clinton’s true instincts Tuesday when Fusion America airs her interview with Jorge
President Barack Obama’s attempt to impose his will on Israel–and save face after Secretary of State John Kerry’s disastrous ceasefire mission–continued at the UN Security Council overnight, with a midnight session Monday morning demanding a ceasefire. It was a gross
Israelis have no doubt about why President Barack Obama is imposing a premature ceasefire on Operation Protective Edge: they were winning. Unlike previous conflicts, where a operational mistakes by Israeli forces targeting terrorists caused civilian casualties and raised international protests,
On Sunday evening, after calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanding an “immediate, unconditional” ceasefire in the war with Hamas, President Barack Obama convened an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to ratify a unanimous resolution to
President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly on Sunday evening to demand that Israel enact “an immediate, unconditional humanitarian ceasefire that ends hostilities now and leads to a permanent cessation of hostilities,” the White House said, adding support for
Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for President Barack Obama, told CNN’s Candy Crowley on State of the Union Sunday morning that “Israel does need to take greater care to avoid civilian casualties” and that “you can always do more”
The Israeli government, which includes parties that favor negotiation with the Palestinians, has been united in the struggle against Hamas in Gaza. But the Israeli left still persists in its illusions–or delusions. Consider the following report from the Times of
Hamas killed hundreds of children in the construction of its extensive tunnel network, built partly to carry out attacks on children across the Gaza border in Israel. That report–confirmed by Hamas itself–emerged in 2012, not from the Israeli government, but
On Friday, CNN announced news that the Israeli Cabinet unanimously rejected a proposal for a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas by Secretary of State John Kerry with the caption: “Israelis Reject Cease-Fire Deal.” The headline was misleading for three
It is difficult to understate the enormity of the humiliation suffered by Secretary of State John Kerry in the Middle East this week–and the man who sent him there, President Barack Obama. The Egyptians made him undergo a security screening,
In an otherwise excellent article on the Hamas terror tunnel network in Gaza, the Jerusalem Post buries the lede. An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier in the field told the Post that while Hamas fighters offered fierce resistance when the ground operation began,
SAN DIEGO — Thousands of superheroes flocked to the San Diego Convention Center for the annual Comic-Con, a convention devoted to comic books and the media industries that have spring up around them. Though comic book conventions are held in
The Los Angeles Times leads Thursday with a story entitled: “Gaza’s dilemma: Deadly war or suffocating Israeli embargo.” According to the story, Palestinians in Gaza are left with no choice but to wage war, because if they do not fire rockets
With the world in turmoil, foreign policy is shaping up to be one of the most important issues facing potential 2016 presidential candidates. Hillary Clinton, who enthusiastically bullied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Secretary of State, is now trying
Los Angeles native Max Steinberg, 24, showed his love for Israel by joining the Golani brigade, one of the most elite units of the Israel Defense Force. Now Israel has returned that love, with 30,000 Israelis turning out for the
Take a close look at the photo above. It was taken by a Reuters photographer on March 20, 2013, and is one of the most important photo-ops of the Obama presidency. The caption reads: “U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime
The Washington Post is speculating that California Governor Jerry Brown might challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 2016. We all know his weaknesses: job-crushing regulations that have kept California’s economy from taking off; an advanced age
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is on his way to Cairo, as of this writing, to attempt to negotiate yet another ceasefire. His journey is a thoughtless, and no doubt narcissistic, waste of U.S. diplomatic capital, since after two
LOS ANGELES — Max Steinberg of Woodland Hills was one of two Americans among the 13 elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers killed in Gaza on Sunday morning, according to Israeli news sources and the local Jewish Journal. Jared Sichel
