Barack Obama

Netanyahu presented Iran attack plan to former US presidents, former secretary of state claims

According to Kerry, Netanyahu had presented presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden with plans to attack Iran, all of whom refused, before Trump agreed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.
 State media in Iran published a written message from the new leader on Thursday evening after nearly two weeks without any message or sign of him. These outlets also appear to have used image-enhancement tools to make Mojtaba Khamenei’s face look more polished

Europe should align with Israel, the US against the Iranian threat - opinion

‘Shadchan’ questions include: Do you prefer gray or green-skinned beings?

Purim Shpiel: Chabad reveals decades-old human-alien shidduch service

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2015.

Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech: A blueprint for action, not a failure - analysis


Israeli war hysteria: Why poor management leads to 'irrational' behavior - opinion

Dr. Moran Bodas explains that the Israeli public is not constantly hysterical and irrational, but authority figures give rise to these reactions.

 Empty shelves in stores in Israel

Israel must resist the US's fantasy of a swift, indecisive end to the war - opinion

The big chill again coming from Washington is uncomfortable, but Israel has no choice but to resist.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-US president Barack Obama at the White House, 2014.

A threat to the pro-Israel consensus - opinion

"This may be an inflection point in US-Israel relations, a time when one of the last consensus issues in American politics succumbs to the era’s bitter divisions."

 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.

'My Brother's Keeper': Ex-Netanyahu aide comes clean about 2014 - review

Harow tells, in graphic detail, the effect working as Netanyahu’s aide had on him – the relentless pressure of being at the PM’s beck and call 24 hours a day.

 THEN-PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line he drew on the graphic of a bomb used to represent Iran’s nuclear program as he addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the UN in New York, in 2012.

Prominent US think tank has secret ties to Iran regime - report

IPIS and the Crisis Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2016, predating much of the latter’s involvement in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran.

Voices from the Arab press: Israel-Gaza war is universally rejected

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 US NATIONAL Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv earlier this month

Israel shouldn't depend on continued US support - opinion

“The Biden Administration is setting the stage to abandon Israel," the non-partisan Foundation for Defense of Democracies observed.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant looks on as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters before they held a meeting in Tel Aviv, last month.

For Israel's sake, bring back Trump - opinion

Almost every Mideast policy implemented by the Biden administration, and Obama before him, has weakened Israel and strengthened her enemies.

 Then-US president Donald Trump holds up a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement, at the White House, in 2018.

Is Ambassador Jack Lew really a friend of Israel? -opinion

The newly appointed ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from both right and left. But his record in the Obama administration should raise concerns.

 JACK LEW testifies last month before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to become the next US ambassador to Israel.

Ex-pres. Obama: 'How Israel prosecutes this fight matters'

The ex-president wrote that "any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire."

U.S. President Barack Obama looks up during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York September 21, 2016.