Israel
Stanley Kauffmann on Films: The Past Today
Footnote The Deep Blue Sea This Is Not a Film READ MORE >>
Department Of Trying Too Hard, Ctd.
Mitt Romney declared last month, to some incredulity, that he owns several guns. But what he really needs is a stiletto. READ MORE >>
Enough Already
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank By Nathan Englander (Alfred A. Knopf, 207 pp., $24.95) READ MORE >>
Why Israel Still Can’t Trust That Obama Has Its Back
When the President of the United States repeatedly says he’s got your back, and in precisely those words, what more can you ask for? READ MORE >>
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Can Israel Trust the United States When It Comes to Iran?
When Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Barack Obama on Monday, the main issue will be trust. Obama will ask that Israel trust America’s determination to stop Iran, and trust that when he says all options are on the table he means it. Netanyahu will likely be thinking about May 1967. READ MORE >>
Why Won’t Obama Speak Frankly About Iran?
The world is nearing the point where it is going to have to make some difficult decisions about how to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon—among them, a decision about whether to use military force. Given Iran’s deep hostility to the United States and Israel, as well as its history of sponsoring terrorism, the importance of denying Iran a nuclear weapon cannot be overstated. READ MORE >>
All of Western Civilization Could Soon Be Threatened By a Nuclear Iran
The Complicated Links Between Mormonism and Judaism
I commented long ago in The Spine about the courtship between fundamentalist Christianity and Israel. READ MORE >>
