“When the pursuit of peace becomes the entire objective of foreign policy, it becomes a weapon in the hands of the most ruthless. It produces moral disarmament.” —Henry Kissinger Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent announcement that peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians, which are set to resume on Thursday, “should resolve...
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By Sarah N. Stern and Kyle Shideler After Lebanon’s August 3rd cross-border sniper attack that killed Israel Defense Forces Colonel Dov Harari and injured a second officer, the U.S. Congress, led by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) and Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) ordered a hold placed on $100 million in military aid for the Lebanese...
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By: Emmanuel Navon, member of EMET’s Board of Advisors, and an instructor at Tel Aviv University. Cross-posted from http://navonsblog.blogspot.com/ In today’s France, Jewish items are being burnt on the streets again. Not Jewish books by the Church, but Jewish food by the Mosque. Food items are publicly thrown out of stores and burnt on...
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By: Kyle Shideler, Senior Research Fellow The recent announcement of a proposed $30 billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia, which includes 84 F-15E fighter jets, has once again raised questions on whether the United States is honoring its oft-stated commitment to help maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME). It has long been an unwritten...
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The Obama administration has recently decided to upgrade the diplomatic status of the Palestinian Authority.   The PA mission in Washington has been seeking this since President Obama assumed office eighteen months ago, although they have not done very much to earn it. In fact, for the last eighteen years, the Palestinians had met with...
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