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May 19, 2009: Looking OK from Here
AFP I was not pleased today with the carping from certain quarters: Well, Netanyahu hesitated at one point during the press conference. He called Obama...
May 18, 2009: He Didn’t Cave!
The meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama is over. The two leaders first met privately, with their discussions going beyond scheduled time. They...
May 17, 2009: Hearing It Straight
Now, as we approach the meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu — who does not utter that phrase “two-state solution” — and President Obama — who...
May 13, 2009: The Visit
Something less than a resounding success on several fronts, this visit from Pope Benedict XVI: Yesterday, Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said that, contrary...
May 10, 2009: Holding Fast
There are many contexts in which this concept is relevant. At a Likud forum today PM Netanyahu vowed that “Israel will not withdraw from the...
May 7, 2009: Pushing Along
After meeting with Quartet envoy Tony Blair, PM Netanyahu today announced a ministerial committee to work on improving the economic situation and the quality of...
May 6, 2009: Hamas and More
Yesterday Vice President Biden addressed the AIPAC conference, and he sang the very same administration song as we’ve been hearing in other quarters. President Obama,...
May 5, 2009: Confrontation
I knew it was going to be ugly. But the bounds of the confrontation we are going to face with Obama’s administration transcends what I...
May 4, 2009: We Have Met the Enemy…
Some of you who are Americans, and are of a certain age, will remember the cartoon figure Pogo, drawn by Walt Kelly. The most famous...
May 3, 2009: Prospects Dim
None of the reports are encouraging — nor did I expect they would be. That is, with regard to the meeting between PM Netanyahu and...
