New Congressional Sanctions Push Aimed at Killing Iran Diplomacy
May 10th, 2013 | by Guest
by Jamal Abdi The notion that U.S. sanctions on Iran are supposed to act as diplomatic leverage to get a
Browsing the "Israel lobby" Tag
Israel Unlikely to Stay on Syrian Sidelines for Much Longer
May 1st, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick All eyes are on US President Barack Obama as he contemplates how to deal with the fact
Kerry in the Mideast: Tilting at Windmills
April 29th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick Who is John Kerry trying to fool? His repeated trips to the Middle East have produced no
US Arms Sale Sends Mixed Messages to Israel
April 24th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel may have insisted that the latest sale of US arms to
AIPAC Bill Runs Into Unusual Resistance In Congress
April 12th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick In an article published in The Hill, Mike Coogan reports that some of the key legislation that
The F-Word: Plane Speaking and the Sequester
April 11th, 2013 | by Marsha B. Cohen
by Marsha B. Cohen The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is a black hole in the federal budget
Obama’s Subtle Message To Israel: You’re Not My Top Priority Anymore
March 22nd, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick All was not as it seemed during President Barack Obama’s appearances in Jerusalem and Ramallah, where he
Obama and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: It’s Time to Act
March 8th, 2013 | by Emile Nakhleh
by Emile Nakhleh via IPS News As President Barack Obama travels to Israel and Palestine in the spring, Washington’s unconditional
AIPAC on the Defensive
March 7th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
The 2013 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference wasn’t quite the same show of arrogant power that it
Obama’s Near East Trip: Time to be Bold
March 6th, 2013 | by Robert E. Hunter
by Robert E. Hunter The stakes in President Barak Obama’s impending visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan have
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- Pluralities of Israelis, Palestinians Want Stronger U.S. Peace Role
- Hope, Scepticism Over U.S.-Russian Accord on Syria Conference
- Decade After Iraq, Right-Wing and Liberal Hawks Reunite Over Syria
- Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria
- As Hunger Strike Spreads, Obama Again Denounces Guantanamo
- More Diplomacy, Less Pressure Needed for Iran Settlement – Report
- Urgent Need for Political Reform in Mali as French Depart: Report
- Obama Requests Modest Bump in Foreign Aid
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