Kerry Wants Congress to Ignore Israel; It May Ignore Him Instead
Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden went to Capitol Hill to privately brief the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee about the nuclear negotiations with Iran and...
View ArticleCut off Aid to the Palestinian Authority? Just Enforce the Law.
Last week, Senator Rand Paul set off a furious debate by putting forward a bill that would cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority because of the decision by its leaders to conclude a unity pact with...
View ArticleLacking Achievements, Hillary Invents One
Last month, in writing about the challenge Hillary Clinton will face in running for president after presiding over foreign-policy disasters at the State Department, I gave her too much credit. With...
View ArticleIran Agrees With Obama: Don’t Pressure Us.
Last Friday, President Obama and British Prime Minister Cameron appealed to Congress at a joint press conference to back off on plans for more sanctions on Iran. It’s not clear whether any but the most...
View ArticleIs Obama Winning the Fight Against More Iran Sanctions?
Yesterday, backers of increased sanctions on Iran scored an important victory when Senator Chuck Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate pledged that he would back the bill being circulated...
View ArticleCan Iran Be Trusted On Nukes? Can Obama?
Though a vote won’t be held on a new Iran sanctions bill until late March, the question of what is exactly going on in the talks between the West and Tehran deserves more attention. The chattering...
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