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Does Chuck Hagel believe anything? The Washington Free Beacon reported on Friday that former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), facing a tough confirmation battle as President Obama’s nominee to be the next Secretary of Defense, has recanted his recorded belief in

Americans For A Strong Defense (ASD) has launched a multi-state advertising campaign to convince Senators and their constituents that Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel is the wrong man for the job. ASD goes out of their way to make

Christians United for Israel (CUFI), which describes itself as “the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and one of the leading Christian grassroots movements in the world,” will bring over two hundred Christian leaders from around the country to

Although largely unreported in the West (with a few exceptions), Arab language dailies and internet sites have been a buzz about multiple arrests conducted by the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)’ security forces, targeting Muslim Brotherhood cells, which they claim are

As we all sit down to figure out the elections in Israel, one has to remember the old Jewish joke about the guy who is stranded on a desert island. After years alone, he is finally rescued, and he takes

Israeli politics were gripped by tension and drama early Wednesday as the center-right and center-left blocs deadlocked in a 60-60 tie for seats in the Israeli Knesset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party was the clear winner, and he will likely

How do you deal with Barack Obama? Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have found one reasonably successful way: stand tall and don’t back down, and your people will rally around you. Obama, believing Netanyahu would win reelection despite trying to damage

(AP) Israelis expected to return Netanyahu to officeBy AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMJERUSALEM (AP) _ Israelis focused on economic woes, the stalled Mideast peace process and Iran’s nuclear program as they voted Tuesday in an election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin

Israeli voters–Jewish, Arab, and otherwise–have begun voting in that country’s parliamentary elections. The 19th Knesset will almost certainly return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to power at the head of a coalition government led by his Likud Party, though the precise

Reports indicate that Marine General James Mattis is being forced out of CENTCOM for questioning certain aspects of the Obama administration’s Middle East policy. In particular, it appears his questions surrounding the U.S. response to Iran’s nuclear ambitions drew the

Grass roots activists from the country’s most well-known pro-Israel group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), are voicing increasing frustration at the organization’s passive approach to President Barack Obama’s nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of

As Israel’s national election campaign comes to a close, a flurry of news stories have appeared in the American press.  When a Netanyahu victory seemed a forgone conclusion, the election received almost no coverage. However, when polls showed diminishing support

Israelis across the spectrum are coalescing behind the recognition that they don’t have a partner for peace; finally even those on the Left are seeing the grim reality of Arab intransigence. Just as Arab countries across the Middle East have

Herb Keinon, reporter for the Jerusalem Post who is good friends with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tweeted Thursday: Bibi to JPost: “Obama and I also have our differences, especially on the best way to achieve a defensible peace with Palestinians”

Surprisingly little attention has been paid to former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s 2008 memoir, America: Our Next Chapter. In it, Hagel lays out his thoughts on a wide range of issues, including the Israel-Palestinian conflict and Iran, to which he devotes one

By AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael’s premier on Wednesday dismissed President Barack Obama’s reported displeasure with his hard-line policies toward the Palestinians, a sign that the two could be headed for a showdown. Polls suggest Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to win Israel’s

Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) infamously said: “I’m not an Israeli senator. I’m a United States senator.” But Hagel, who is President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense in his second term, does take Israel very seriously–so seriously that

Experts are saying Iran will be able to make a nuclear bomb by mid-2014.  The Project on U.S. Middle East Nonproliferation Strategy has authored a report analyzing the progress of Iranian nuclear technology. “Iran’s advancing nuclear program violates U.N. Security

Iran is on track to be able to produce material for at least one nuclear bomb by mid-2014 as sanctions hit its economy but fail to stop the atomic program, a US think tank said Monday. The Institute for Science

When Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, appears before the Senate, one critical question must be asked: does he still believe that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the “core” of all conflict in the Middle East?  That