The Gaza War: Should Israel Conquer Rafah?
The city of Rafah on the border with Egypt is one of the last strongholds of Hamas in Gaza. In addition, it sits on the border with Egypt and has the only border crossing between … Read more
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With the Mideast in Chaos, Israel Needs Defensible Borders
Stating (what should be) the obvious: Israel was supposed to surrender land and defensible borders to its neighbors to buy peace. As those neighbors have descended or risk descending into war and chaos, the folly … Read more
Netanyahu 1, Obama 0
Or maybe it is Netayahu 4, Obama 0: Bibi’s grand slam: Boxing in Obama on Iran’s nukes On Tuesday, Bibi Netanyahu gave the speech of his life before a joint session of Congress — and … Read more
Bibi nailed it.
Short and simple: Bibi nailed it: Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers a historic speech to Congress
The True Rift between Netanyahu and Obama
“The true rift between Netanyahu and Obama is about policy, not politesse” (that and the fact that Obama hates Bibi’s guts). From the article: So here, again, are the facts: John Boehner invited Bibi to … Read more
How Nuclear Equipment Reaches Iran
This Associated Press report describes a case study in how nuclear equipment reaches Iran: Early last year, a Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened … Read more
The Clock Keeps Ticking down to a Nuclear Iran
I know we have all been reading these stories for years, but Iran keeps getting closer to a nuclear bomb and sooner or later, it is going to get there: …the US and Europe said … Read more
Analysis: Iran Moves Closer to Nuclear Bomb
Iran has notified the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Monday that it intends to begin producing higher-grade enriched uranium. The announcement signals that Iran is moving closer to building a nuclear bomb.