The former Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, has rejoined the IDF at the age of 69: “Rejoining IDF, Ex-Envoy Michael Oren Warns: ‘We’re Fighting the Wrong War,’” by Debbie Weiss, Algemeiner, August 5, 2024: Oren rejected claims that Israel was not operationally or logistically prepared for a full-scale war with Hezbollah, asserting […]
A Former Israeli Ambassador to the US, Historian Michael Oren, Rejoins the IDF
Michael Oren, the Israeli ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2013, has rejoined the IDF at the age of 69, serving as a member of a rapid-response force on the northern front. Oren, an acclaimed and prolific historian who takes the long view, believes that “Israel is now fighting the wrong war.” He […]
What Would a Biden Presidency Mean For Israel?
Let’s be charitable. Let’s consider the best case to be made for Biden “as a friend of Israel,” which just appeared from a veteran Israeli journalist, Raphael Ahren: “Biden a veteran friend of Israel, settlement critic, may be at odds over Iran,” by Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel, November 7, 2020: …“He has a deep […]
Former Israeli Ambassador to US: Every time “Palestinians” are offered peace, they say “No”
Find out the almost universally ignored reason why in The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process. “Michael Oren: Every time Palestinians were offered peace they said ‘no,’” by Rachel Wolf, Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2020: Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States and former MK and Deputy Minister for Diplomacy […]
Morocco to include Holocaust education in schools, gets congratulations from Israeli official
This is a low bar for congratulations. What is Morocco doing to confront Islamic antisemitism? The Qur’an depicts the Jews as inveterately evil and bent on destroying the well-being of the Muslims. They are the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; […]
Iran to get $700 billion in sanctions relief
This will pay for a great deal of jihad terror. “Former Israeli Ambassador: Iran to Get $700 Billion in Sanctions Relief,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, July 22, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Iran is slated to receive some $700 billion in sanctions relief and economic windfalls as a result of a recently inked […]