President Biden meets/pressures Prime Minister Netanyahu
Principle-driven defiance of US pressure is critical to Israel’s posture of deterrence. It is easy to find examples of that truth. Op-ed.
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Amb. (ret.) Yoram Ettinger
News and updates about Amb. (ret.) Yoram Ettinger
The 1993 Oslo Accord dismissed the writing on the wall
The Oslo Accord assessed the Palestinian Arab issue via Western lenses, sacrificing Mid-East reality on the altar of wishful thinking.Op-ed.
Israel is a mega-billion-dollar battle-tested laboratory for the US
The annual $3.8bn extended to Israel (to purchase US military systems) does not constitute “foreign aid.” It is a US investment. Op-ed.
An Israeli-Saudi accord requires US realism
The tenuous nature of rulers is attested to by “the Arab Tsunami” (not “the Arab Spring”), which has traumatized Arabs since 2010, Op-ed.
Israel’s economic growth in defiance of grave odds
The volume and density of innovation has made Israel a mandatory destination for all leading investors. Op--ed.
Iran’s Ayatollahs poke the US in the eye
The threat posed to the US by Iran’s Ayatollahs extends to Latin America up to the US-Mexico border. Not only Israel is endangered. Op-ed.
US-Israel relations: deterioration or enhancement?
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the US does not extend foreign aid to Israel, but makes an annual profitable investment in Israel. Op-ed.
Prime Minister Shamir’s principle driven leadership - a model
Shamir was guided by principles, values and history-steered vision/ideology, not by pollsters and public opinion consultants. Op-ed.
Shavuot (Pentecost) guide for the perplexed, 2023
Learn the significance of the holiday and its names, about the number 7 in Judaism as well as the number 50 and more.
Did President Biden study Israel's proposed judicial reform?
Presdent Biden seems to be using the reform to intensify pressure on Israel, irrespective of its content. Op-ed.
2023 demographic update: no Arab demographic time bomb
Protestors take note. Israel’s thriving demography provides for bolstered security, economy, technology and a confident foreign policy.Op-ed
US-sponsored anti-Israel UN Security Council statement acumen
The anti-Israel State Dept.'s worldview is center stage again, but it not only undermines Israel, it does so to the US as well. Op-ed.
Israel's 2023 key national security challenge
This may apply to other Western democracies. Op-ed.
Israel-Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian issue
The Saudis have much to gain from peace with Israel and nothing to gain from championing the Palestinian Arabs Will logic win out? Op-ed.
Western conventional wisdom vs. Middle East reality
Western conventional wisdom pressures Israel to sacrifice Middle East reality on the altar of wishful-thinking and oversimplification.Op-ed.
Pre-Hanukkah Guide to the Perplexed
"We have not occupied a foreign land…. We have liberated the land of our forefathers from foreign occupation (Book of Maccabees A: 15:33)."
Thanksgiving reaffirms the 400-year-old US-Israel nexus
William Bradford, leader of the "Mayflower", interacted with the Jewish community in England and saw his voyage as another Exodus. Op-ed.
The State Department's systematic failure in the Middle East (with video)
State Department policy has fueled Middle East violence, generating tailwinds to rogue entities and headwinds to the US and its Arab allies.
US guarantees of the Israel-Lebanon accord: lasting or a mirage?
All US guarantees ensure the interests of the guarantor. not the guaranteed Israel is repeating past mistakes. Op-ed.
Israel-Lebanon maritime accord vs. Israel-Arab peace treaties: impact on US interests
Western conventional wisdom trumped Middle East reality, sacrificing long-term security on the altar of short-term gratification. Op-ed.
Iran's school curriculum exposes diplomatic option failure
The school curriculum of Iran's Ayatollahs provides a roadmap for an apocalyptic commitment to a global, anti-US Islamic revolution. Op-ed.
President Biden's July Middle East visit – nuts and bolts
Biden may attempt to impose upon Israel a quid-pro-quo, consistent with the State Dept's "Palestine Firsters," of Israeli concessions.Op-ed.
Iran's Constitution exposes the Ayatollahs' threats
Iran's apocalyptic regime –since seizing power in 1979 –is driven by a fanatic, megalomaniacal vision. Israelis and Americans, beware.Op-ed
Iran's Ayatollahs in the US' own backyard
The 40 year entrenchment of Iran in Latin America brought Shite terrorism, drugs and ballistic technology close to the US mainland. Op-ed.
2022: A vastly inflated Palestinian demography
Don’t believe the hype, the numbers are on the Jews’ side. Report.
Palestinian Arab school curriculum - peaceful coexistence?
Since 1993, the Palestinian Arab school curriculum is the most effective production line of Palestinian Arab terrorists. See below. Op-ed.
Purim Guide for the Perplexed 2022
Facts and anecdotes about the Purim festival this week. Although joyous, Purim also reminds Jews of their vulnerability-and G-d's salvation.
The Russian invasion: a wake-up call for Israel and the West
Irrespective of the final outcome, the Russian invasion of Ukraine serves as a wake-up call for Israeli and Western policy-makers. Op-ed.
Expose: Iran's anti-US operations in Africa
Africa – the second largest continent with over 1.2 billion people - has become a major global epicenter of anti-US Islamic terrorism.Op-ed.
HIstorical milestones shape Ayatollahs' attitude to coexistence
1400 years of violent history are part of school curriculae in Iran, so getting our hopes up is not a good idea. Op-ed.
Iran's Ayatollahs – the epicenter of global anti-US terrorism
US citizens are unaware of the Ayatollahs' anti-US strategy. Assuming they are good-faith negotiators is a self-destruct oxymoron.Op-ed
Learning from mistakes on Iran? Not the US
Is US policy on Iran repeating or avoiding past errors? US neogtiators seem trapped in the failed policy that let Khoneini take over. Op-ed.
Iran's Ayatollahs' war on women
In Iran, thousands of women are prosecuted for having a 'loose' hijab. A woman’s testimony is one-half that of a man’s as is her life.Op-ed.
Defiance of US pressure – critical to Israel's national security
Much as Israel desires friendship and cooperation with the United States, there must be limits beyond which it will not go. Opinion.
What's in it for the US in its "foreign aid" to Israel?
Why the annual US' $3.8bn to Israel constitute a most productive investment in – not foreign aid to – Israel. Opinion.
The anti-US ripple effect
Ignoring the Iranian ripple effects aimed at the US is bound to undermine American homeland and national security.. Op-ed.
Islamic/Arab terrorists bite the hands that feed them
Thinking Islamic/Arab/Palestinian terrorists will accord the Western/Israeli "infidel" peaceful coexistence is divorced from reality. Op-ed.
Congress – the co-equal and systematic ally of Israel
The US Constitution, aspiring for a limited government and a non-monarchical president, gave Congress power in many crucial areas. Op-ed.
Sukkot guide for the perplexed, 2021
A primer with facts and customs for the holiday of joy.
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - Guide for the Perplexed
A summary of facts and background informaation concerning the holiest day of the Jewish year. Op-ed.
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