Tag: Barack Obama
The changing of the guard in US-Israel relations
Like many American policies now expected to undergo an about-face following the inauguration of 46th President Joe Biden, U.S.-Israel relations may be gearing up for a great reset.
The past four years featured punishing sanctions...
‘Jewbans’ prosperous in America, while brethren in Cuba ‘hangs on the precipice’
Experts in global Jewish history believe that highlighting minority voices within the Jewish community has the power to honor its nuances and interconnectedness. JNS’s new series highlighting Jewish ethnic minorities aims to elevate their...
Will Biden follow Obama’s path on Iran or forge his own?
One of the top foreign-policy issues President-elect Joe Biden will be forced to address upon taking office in January will be the Iranian threat.
During the campaign trail, in what was seen as a dig...
Biden administration will likely seek to make its own stamp on Mideast, say experts
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s yet-to-be-confirmed victory over incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump has ushered in a flurry of questions in Israel over what a Biden-Harris administration would look like and how it would differ...
With bilateral agreements, Trump administration reverses Carter, Obama settlement policies
Less than one week before Americans will decide whether to entrust President Donald Trump with another four years in office, the current administration completed its reversal of a legacy U.S. policy prejudiced against Israeli...
Is America isolated on the world stage?
Among the many complaints about President Donald Trump is that he’s not just embarrassing America on the world stage, he’s also left the country more isolated than ever before. But the question Americans should...
Can the world wait for Biden to deal with Iran?
In an election year, everything a president does is fair game for political potshots. So the sniping at the Trump administration’s policy towards Iran from Democrats is to be expected. But do they have...
Whatever happened to the Emergency Committee for Israel?
Ten years ago, it came in with a bang, but this spring, it disbanded without even a whimper.
The Emergency Committee for Israel came into existence in 2010 in response to President Barack Obama’s increasingly...
Joe Biden: Israel’s fake ‘friend’
Former Vice President Joe Biden has made a habit of describing himself as a loyal, stalwart friend and ally of Israel. At a campaign stop earlier this month, for instance, he declared: “I’m so proud of...
Biden’s revival means a return to Obama’s Middle East policies
As far as many Democrats are concerned, the possibility of one nightmare has been averted. Now they think it’s time to make the other bad dream in the form of President Donald Trump go...