Dan Friedman

Today, I have copied and pasted two news items, both dealing with the same costly U.S. intelligence failures in the Mideast. Read both. Each is a companion piece to the other. To my mind, they attest to the sophistication of

This piece is telling since it is coming from the dean of Israel’s doves (and a key player in the development of Israel’s nuclear weapons program). From Israel Hayom, 11/6/2011. Strike on Iran more likely than diplomatic solution, Peres says:

More evidence to reinforce the view that Obama is facilitating the systematic Islamization of the Middle East. And yet another Obama foreign policy debacle the Republican candidates should be homing in on now. After all, if one of them becomes

Only gentiles have the imagination to create an illusion like “the peace process,” only Arabs are shrewd enough to exploit it, and only Jews are foolish enough to chase after it. YNET, 10/23/11 Rice: Olmert surprised me In new book,

It is incredible what political simpletons Jews are. They shut their eyes to one of the most elementary rules of life, that you must not “meet halfway” those who do not want to meet you. — Ze’ev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky, “The

Beyond the debate over the morality or justice of Israel’s deal to release 1000 terrorists for one kidnapped soldier lies a simple fact: the Arabs always regard Israel’s last offer -even if rejected – as the starting point for new

“If they’re looking for 007, they got Mr. Bean” Only one of two conclusions can possibly be drawn from this Reuters story. Either the Iranians are suckers or our president is.

If you think Fast & Furious is an action movie starring Vin Diesel, who can blame you? The 2009 film got much more media coverage than the current White House arms scandal of the same name. But if you’re curious

To: Republican candidates and strategists Re: “Occupy Wall St. movement,” a blessing in disguise The “Occupy Wall St. movement” and the people behind it face an irreconcilable internal contradiction. The centrist American people know it’s plainly a leftist enterprise with

Poor Elliott Abrams, he must be the loneliest guy at the CFR. If anyone over there can be dubbed a “friend of Israel” it’s him. But that alone doesn’t qualify Abrams to be the only one sitting by himself in

Did I hear someone say “ethnic cleansing?” First the Middle East Muslims threw out the Jews. Now that the Muslim lands are Judenrein (rid of Jews), the Muslims are coming for the Christians. Middle East Forum, September 28, 2011 Running

It’s been a little over a week since the Obama-Israel rapprochement, but those hoping it would last will be sorely disappointed. When it comes to Israel, it’s back to business as usual for BHO. Defense Secretary Panetta just landed there

Egyptians tear down Israel Embassy’s security wall By AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press – 7 hours ago CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Egyptian protesters, some swinging hammers and others using their bare hands, tore down parts of a graffiti-covered security wall

The Arab Spring has already opened up new opportunities in Egypt. For the first time in decades Cairo real estate looks attractive. Mr. Obama, how can we ever thank you? www.israelnationalnews.com, 9/9/2011 Hamas Looks to Cairo for New Headquarters Hamas

This would be a good time to remember there is a world of difference between finding and destroying al-Qaeda and the Taliban and remaking a tribal society in our image. For one thing, accomplishing the former while passing up the

This should quiet all the bitter skeptics who said Obama’s Libyan adventure would wind up trading Qaddafi for something worse. Heh. Libya Rebel Commander Plays Down Islamist Past September 02, 2011 | Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya — The rebels’ Tripoli

Rebel commander: “Six months of fighting has left some 50,000 dead” Let’s all remember Obama facilitated this revolution, introducing a novel doctrine with no legal standing, Responsibility To Protect. Then, to avoid Congress, he used NATO to implement it while

Four sources and four disparate views on the future of Libya, all adding up to unintended* consequences and trouble ahead. Mshari al-Zaydi: What about the Jihadists in Libya? Ex-jihadists in the new Libya Iran ‘discreetly aided Libyan rebels’ The Islamist

As I’ve noted before, reports of the death of European culture are premature. Europeans will return to their roots and repel the encroachment of Islam in European societies. They’ve done it before. The French and the Germans have already thrown

NRO’s Andrew McCarthy is quickly becoming the go-to man for clear-eyed commentary and analysis on the multi-front war we face against the Jihad. Here he sorts out the bewildering events that have taken place in Israel over the last 48

If you’re up to it, add this little item to the unprecedented whirlwind of events that has been unleashed at home and abroad: (Fox News) Palestinian Authority Using U.S. Aid to Help Pay Millions in Salaries to Jailed Terror Suspects,

The bad drives out the good. Or what little there was of it in the first place. WSJ, Middle East News, August 2, 2011 Egyptians Turn Against Liberal Protesters By Yaroslav Trofimov CAIRO–Mobs of ordinary Egyptians joined with soldiers to

No sooner does Obama of Arabia throw Mubarak under the camel and Egypt’s Sinai is in play. According to this report from Israel’s Hayom newspaper, “Egyptian security sources [say] the new government in Cairo is losing control over part of

Here is a message I sent out to my list via email yesterday: Incredibly, all the items below are talking about the same Newsweek poll! Even more incredibly, to buttress his Pollyannaish fantasy, the Atlantic guy links to the Newsweek

Israel’s Abba Eban had it exactly backwards when he said “The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” It’s the Israelis who never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. For over sixty years the Jewish state has

With most eyes turned to our president playing chickie with the ship of state, and for the past few days the tragedy in Norway, it’s easy to lose sight of another monstrous Obama debacle unfolding right under our noses. Known

In his latest post on his Council on Foreign Relations blog, Middle East expert Elliott Abrams says “the Palestinian Authority is nearly broke and cannot meet its payroll… It is solely because Arab states are not paying up…” It’s time

Richard Starr of The Weekly Standard has uncovered The Manifesto Behind the Horror in Norway. Starr writes, “The Norwegian terrorist seems to have penned a long Unabomber-style manifesto, “2083: A European Declaration of Indpendence,” which can be downloaded, for now

On Israel, we have a sharply divided Jewish community dominated by liberals and leftists who are flirting with, encouraging, or married to, Obama’s dangerous brand of anti-Zionism. That means Christian Zionists are left with the job that Jews are meant

Norway has a big Muslim problem. Before long we should know if Norway’s problem has just blown up in its face. Just in from Reuters Bomb Blast rocks government buildings in Oslo, Norway July 22 – A huge explosion wrecks

I disagree with the proposition that Israel’s problems with the “international community” can be ameliorated by slicker, more professional hasbara (PR), because that presupposes hatred for Jews, and the Jewish state, can be corrected if only reasonable people among the

Events in Syria are moving at an increasingly rapid pace, perhaps reaching critical mass. But you have to wonder whether Obama & Co. has been caught napping. If there is a country in the Arab world where trying to shape

This Washington Times editorial highlights some tough words from new defense chief Leon Paneta regarding Iran’s material support for terrorists in Iraq. “We are very concerned about Iran and the weapons they are providing to extremists here in Iraq… We’re

Arab world opinion of the U.S. and President Obama … has dropped to an all time low. —dailycaller.com, 7/14/2011 This has to be understood for what it is: With the election of Barack Hussein Obama, the Arabs had every reason

If this leaves you a bit confused, imagine the muddled state-of-mind of our President. US aid to Palestinians in jeopardy over Hamas link WASHINGTON – American aid to the Palestinians is in jeopardy over their ties to the terrorist group

Here’s another sign of the growing political distance between America’s left-liberal Jews and the Jewish state. Glenn Beck, the conservative pundit generally demonized by everyone from J Street to the ADL to the New York Times, is in Israel receiving