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Barack Obama’s Belfast speech was a shameful, distorted rewrite of Israel's history - opinion

Never mind 3,000 years of Jewish history, two Temples in Jerusalem, or centuries of Jewish longing for Zion. In Obama’s telling, the Jews somehow became interlopers in their own land.

FORMER US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and wife Michelle attend the 25th-anniversary memorial of the September 11 attacks, in New York.
 AN ISRAEL Air Force F-16I with a BLU-109 penetrating bunker-buster bomb under its wing; the bomb is wrapped with a JDAM kit.

Netanyahu's complaint: A decade-old US arms delivery deception - opinion

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

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

 REP. TED Deutch (D-Florida) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, 2019.

A letter to Congressman Deutch


White House corrects Obama speech transcript listing Jerusalem in Israel

"I could not be more honored to be in Jerusalem to say farewell to my friend Shimon Peres, who showed us that justice and hope are at the heart of the Zionist idea."

US President Barack Obama at Shimon Peres's funeral.

Obama to Netanyahu: Desire for 'stable Israel' next to 'Palestinian homeland'

It is the 17th time the two leaders have met since 2009.

Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu meet in New York on Septmber 21

The Israel-US MoU as a prelude to Obama peace parameters?

The scope of the deal and its provisions on missile defense funding demonstrate a strong commitment to Israel’s qualitative military edge.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Barack Obama meet in the White House

Thirty-eight billion thank yous

Among complaints over lost ground on Israel’s qualitative military edge over its Arab neighbors during the end of the Bush presidency, the Obama administration quickly saw that the problem was fixed immediately.

US President Barack Obama

Will Rahm Emanuel be US's next ambassador to Israel? Not so fast, says Chicago mayor

With the elections coming closer, the American Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, has not yet decided when he will leave his post.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Analysis: Missing the forest for the trees

According to a senior Obama administration official, the Israeli government has succeeded in securing a central request in its negotiations over a decade-long US defense package.

US President Barack Obama speaks at the Righteous Among the Nations Award Ceremony, organised by Yad Vashem, at Israel's Embassy in Washington January 27, 2016

Herzog blames Netanyahu for White House rejection of increased missile defense funding

Herzog calls for committee to be formed to investigate "Netanyahu's decision making process when it comes to national security."

PM Netanyahu and President Barack Obama meet in the White House last week

Obama’s legacy and Israel

Obama will have left behind a superhighway littered with abandoned allies, broken promises and disdain.

US President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at the Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City

'Israel paying heavy price for clash with Obama over Iran’

Israel, US at loggerheads over next defense assistance program.

Amos Yadlin

Obama is a very successful president – to the detriment of the country

The Jerusalem Post