Progressive Jews Tested By Gaza Crisis
As the Israeli bombardment of Gaza enters its fourth day, there is no shortage of tests. The wisdom of Israeli strategy is being tested. The resilienc...
As the Israeli bombardment of Gaza enters its fourth day, there is no shortage of tests. The wisdom of Israeli strategy is being tested. The resilienc...
AFP | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
Israel can no longer expect "blank cheques" from Washington once president-elect Barack Obama's administration takes over in January, a former US amba...
Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
As an American Jew who loves Israel, I cannot support John McCain. He cannot provide what Israel needs most -- a respected, credible, morally strong America.
Ben Arnon | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
"If you choose to exercise your right to vote, your opinion matters. A banker's vote carries the same weight as a skateboarder, a farmer or someone who is unemployed."
Stephen Zunes | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics
Rather than being necessary for getting him to the White House, Obama's right-wing positions regarding Israel and its neighbors are actually hurting him.
Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics
The one issue that surpasses even those that center around civil liberties is the continued existence of the state of Israel.
Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics
While Palin intended her jab to belittle Obama's experience, it in fact helped galvanize those of us who know just how critical, challenging and imperative a role community organizers play.
Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, met with House Democrats yesterday, talking about his trip abroad and his observations. Obama told the caucus, accordi...
Lee Camp | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

Jerusalem Post | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics
The yeshiva student who pried Barack Obama's prayer note from the Western Wall has apologized. Identified only by the first initial of his name, Alep...
Jerusalem Post | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics
Two months ago in the Oval Office, President George W. Bush, coming to the end of a two-term presidency and presumably as expert on Israeli-Palestinia...
Steve Clemons | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics
Obama's speech had high points and deserves applause -- but it's ultimately forgettable because he failed to deliver the most important lines where they most mattered.
Washington Post | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics
Before embarking on a sprawling international trip that would take him to seven countries, two continents and two war zones, Sen. Barack Obama and his...
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics
Before he left Israel, Barack Obama made an predawn visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. But his trip to the Jewish holy site was marred by hecklin...
Ira Forman | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
When McCain's supporters attack Obama on Israel they often rake the presumptive Democratic nominee over to coals for positions that represent a bipartisan consensus.
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
UPDATED BELOW Barack Obama caused a stir in June when he said at AIPAC that Jerusalem should not be divided. He quickly clarified the remark in respo...
AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
SDEROT, Israel — From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack...
AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
AMMAN, Jordan — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Tuesday, declaring in Jordan that ne...
McClatchy | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
Hours before Sen. Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive in Jerusalem, a Palestinian construction worker went on a rampage outside the hotel where he is...
AP | BY DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
AMMAN, Jordan — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to work for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiation...
Greg Gutfeld | Posted 07.21.2008 | Media
While Senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama tours the Middle East, he brings to mind another inspirational leader who made waves in that neck of the woods not too long ago.
CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama will be visiting the Palestinian Authority president in the West Bank next week, a Palestinian gov...
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
The people uncomfortable with Obama are the same people who believe that Bush was the best President for Israel in its history, overlooking the fact that these have been the worst eight years in Israel's history.
Steve Posner | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics
Amid the cheers arising in Hezbollah's Beirut and the Gaza of Hamas, the sound of Obama's defense of Israel may also be heard.
Michael Carmichael | Posted 06.23.2008 | Home
As a direct result of his AIPAC speech, Obama's stock is collapsing not only in the Middle East, but also around the globe.
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Washington Independent | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics