For days, lefties like Chris Matthews of MSNBC and Jonathan Chait of the New Republic have been fuming that conservative critics of the Iran “framework” have referred to it as the sequel to the Munich agreement of 1938—the deal that defined “appeasement.” Yet President Barack Obama proved his critics correct on Monday when he rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that Iran be required to accept Israel’s right to exist as a condition of a final deal.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Apr 2015, 7:49 PM PST0
Facing deep skepticism on multiple fronts, President Barack Obama ramped up lobbying Monday for a framework nuclear deal with Iran, one of the toughest sells of his presidency.
by Breitbart News6 Apr 2015, 7:25 PM PST0
On Monday, President Barack Obama casually rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to force Iran to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist as part of any agreement on the country’s nuclear program.
by William Bigelow6 Apr 2015, 4:47 PM PST0
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needed to “contain himself” and stop criticizing President Barack Obama’s proposed nuclear deal with Iran. Feinstein said, “I don’t think it’s helpful for
by Pam Key5 Apr 2015, 8:40 AM PST0
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said if the framework of President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran stays as is, it will spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East starting with Sunni-majority Saudi
by Pam Key5 Apr 2015, 8:27 AM PST0
As talks over a nuclear deal with Iran continued past self-imposed deadlines, Israel’s intelligence minister has warned that the military option is on the table–and noted that Israel does not need U.S. cooperation to carry out a pre-emptive strike.
by Joel B. Pollak2 Apr 2015, 6:41 AM PST0
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized President Barack Obama directly on Thursday evening, telling him that the new framework agreement on Iran’s nuclear program “threatens the survival of the State of Israel.” The two leaders spoke by telephone to discuss the preliminary deal that negotiators from the P5+1 nations reached with Iran at talks in Lausanne, Switzerland that extended past the original Tuesday deadline.
by Joel B. Pollak2 Apr 2015, 4:00 AM PST0
Wednesday, in a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it is time for the international community to stand its ground and demand a better deal with Iran. Netanyahu said the current deal the Obama administration is negotiating is giving, “Iran’s
by Pam Key1 Apr 2015, 7:58 AM PST0
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) contends that the relationship between Israel and the United States remains strong. Boehner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a trip to Israel.
by Caroline May1 Apr 2015, 7:34 AM PST0
Desperate John Kerry looks for a nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday; President Obama to update George Bush’s ‘Roadmap to Mideast Peace’
by John J. Xenakis31 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0
Hoping to revive the sagging spirits of America’s dwindling pro-Israel Jewish community, pro-Israel icon William Kristol tries to reassure Weekly Standard readers this week that Jimmy Carter issued anti-Israel threats similar to those now made by President Obama, only to see American Jews and Israel emerge stronger.
by Thomas Rose30 Mar 2015, 12:53 PM PST0
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come out and blasted the impending nuclear deal between the P5+1 world powers and the Iranian regime, calling the accord a historically bad agreement that lets Iran race towards nuclear weapons development.
by Jordan Schachtel30 Mar 2015, 9:19 AM PST0
Sunday, while discussing the ongoing nuclear talks in Switzerland, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the details that are coming to light of a possible deal with Iran are much worse then Israel feared. Netanyahu said, “This deal, as it
by Pam Key29 Mar 2015, 12:28 PM PST0
Puerto Rico bankruptcy may be imminent, potentially a ‘seminal event’; Israel releases tax revenue collections to Palestinian Authority; Mideast nations line up for and against Saudi airstrikes in Yemen; Mideast countries opposed to Saudi intervention in Yemen
by John J. Xenakis28 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to face harsh criticism, at home and abroad, for remarks he made on Election Day warning that Arabs were being bused to the polls and voting in large numbers, threatening the future of the right-wing government. Netanyahu has since apologized to the Arab community. From a purely political perspective, however, the only thing that matters is that he won. That raises the question: what if Republicans had done the same in 2008 and 2012?
by Joel B. Pollak27 Mar 2015, 1:30 PM PST0
Iran is refusing to commit to a written nuclear deal ahead of the March 31 deadline that American officials had touted for a general framework to be signed, the New York Times reports.
by Joel B. Pollak25 Mar 2015, 1:19 PM PST0
Monday on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” a heated debate went down between host Chris Matthews, Ron Fournier of National Journal and veteran investigative journalist Bob Woodward over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama’s disintegrating relationship. Ron
by Pam Key24 Mar 2015, 7:50 PM PST0
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) criticized President Obama for the efforts of his “political machine” to remove Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show” After hearing a clip of the president saying, “I have a very businesslike relationship with
by Ian Hanchett24 Mar 2015, 5:32 PM PST0
Tuesday at a joint press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, President Barack Obama addressed his issues with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he can’t just sing Kumbaya with Netanyahu to solve their disagreement that a two-state solution is
by Pam Key24 Mar 2015, 1:28 PM PST0
At the East Room of the White House today, President Obama signaled that he wasn’t prepared to forget Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments characterized as rejecting the idea of a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
by Charlie Spiering24 Mar 2015, 1:27 PM PST0
Sources in the Israeli government claim the White House tried to influence the recent election because it wanted “revenge” against Benjamin Netanyahu.
by John Sexton24 Mar 2015, 12:25 PM PST0
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said both President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu need to now “dial it back a bit” and resume acting like allies. King said, “When you step back and
by Pam Key24 Mar 2015, 11:17 AM PST0
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says he was “baffled” and “shocked” by a report that Israel was spying on U.S. negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and passing information to American lawmakers.
by Caroline May24 Mar 2015, 8:59 AM PST0
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), speaking on Monday at the 2015 J Street convention, praised the far left “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace” organization for backing her 2010 re-election campaign against Joel Pollak, Breitbart News’s Senior Editor-at-Large and Breitbart California Editor.
by Jordan Schachtel23 Mar 2015, 7:43 PM PST0
This weekend, as the Obama administration continued to stress the importance of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran, Iran’s Supreme Leader continued to tweet—in English, no less—that Iran would never abide by a deal to the benefit of the United States.
by Ben Shapiro23 Mar 2015, 5:57 PM PST0
