Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak said on CNN last night that the Obama administration is “friendly to Israel.” Amid accusations from neoconservatives and right-wing politicians that Obama has distanced himself from Israel, Barak said President Obama backs Israel even as… Continue Reading
As noted by Ali on the ThinkProgress blog today, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael Mullen, appealed yet again for Washington to engage Iran through any channel available in hopes that the two countries will… Continue Reading
M.J. Rosenberg, who worked for AIPAC some 25 years ago and now works for Media Matters, is always a pleasure to read both for his perspective and his directness. You can find his posts on Foreign Policy matters here. His… Continue Reading
Last night during an interview with Charlie Rose British Foreign Secretary William Hague endorsed linkage — the notion that resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will help promote U.S. strategic interests in the Middle East. Here’s what was said: CHARLIE ROSE: But also… Continue Reading
News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for Sept. 19 Wall Street Journal: Iran is called “aggressively defensive” by an unnamed U.S. official in an article about how a “direct military hot line” is being considered to prevent “miscalculations” after… Continue Reading