Barack Obama

Europe should align with Israel, the US against the Iranian threat - opinion

Europeans should be angry with their own government, not the US and Israel, for their war with Iran.

 State media in Iran published a written message from the new leader on Thursday evening after nearly two weeks without any message or sign of him. These outlets also appear to have used image-enhancement tools to make Mojtaba Khamenei’s face look more polished
‘Shadchan’ questions include: Do you prefer gray or green-skinned beings?

Purim Shpiel: Chabad reveals decades-old human-alien shidduch service

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2015.

Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech: A blueprint for action, not a failure - analysis

Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.

They asked for it: Trump's war with Iran is a long time coming - opinion


How third-party egos may determine America's 2024 presidential fate - opinion

This time, the likely spoilers are known in politics as useful idiots – persons knowingly pursuing lost causes to the benefit of others. In this case, the likely beneficiary will be Trump. 

 FORMER US president Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again rally in South Carolina, earlier this month.

Biden's Iranian non-deal: The controversial path to engagement - opinion

“Rumors about a nuclear deal, interim or otherwise, are false and misleading,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told journalists in June.

 THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama delivers a statement about the nuclear deal reached between Iran and six major world powers, as his vice president, Joe Biden, looks on, in the East Room of the White House, in July 2015.

The new Iran deal requires an honest appraisal of the JCPOA - opinion

Israel and a bipartisan consensus of Congress and the American people wanted a nuclear deal that ultimately ended Iran’s nuclear weapon program forever.

 European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora and Iranian Deputy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria May 1, 2021.

Biden’s policies are dangerous for US-Israel relations - opinion

The Biden administration continues to cause cracks and fissures in the relationship between the two nations.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the White House: We are seeing a return by the Biden administration to prior policies that range from troubling to dangerous, the writer argues.

Jan. 6 insurrection suspect arrested near Obama's house with ammunition - NYT

The arrest followed the discovery of weapons, ammunition and materials potentially used to create explosives inside the suspect's van.

 A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

James Crown, one of Chicago’s leading Jewish philanthropists, dies in racetrack crash

His sudden death at the Aspen Motorsports Park drew immediate eulogies and condolences from Chicago’s Jewish leaders as well as President Joe Biden.

 Candle (illustrative).

Is US bipartisanship going entirely out of fashion?

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: As US bipartisan relations weaken, where does that leave US-Israel relations?

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets yesterday with US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (fourth from left) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, along with a Republican delegation including Sens. Katie Britt, Ted Budd, Joni Ernst, Markwayne Mullin, Pete Ricketts and Thom Tillis.

Israel must stay strong internally - opinion

Although the government coalition has a relatively solid majority in the Knesset, a further review shows that in diplomacy and security, it has greater support from the public.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and Yair Lapid encounter each other in the Knesset plenum. For both sides, short-term victory could mean long-term damage to our society, says the writer.

A ‘dead’ Iran deal removes huge Netanyahu-Biden point of friction - analysis

Netanyahu’s relationship with Obama is still fresh in people’s minds, and Netanyahu's re-election has led many to worry that Jerusalem and Washington are on a collision course.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden chats with Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz during the president’s visit to Israel, in July.

Inevitable strain in US-Israel ties does not mean rupture - analysis

Get ready for a reprise of a refrain heard constantly during Benjamin Netanyahu’s previous years in office: he is turning support for Israel into a partisan issue.

 The flags of Israel and the US are seen at a table during a meeting between officials from the two countries.