From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Originally published Thursday, Jan. 29
President Barack Obama was correct in sending Special Envoy George Mitchell off to the Middle East immediately to begin his quest to achieve a sustainable peace agreement between the Israelis and the...
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By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann President Obama’s record in battling terrorism has proven so weak that one wonders if he really takes the issue seriously. Since he has taken office, the president has:...
View ArticleNetanyahu Can Be Israel’s Nixon-to-China Peacemaker
The following article appears in The Washington Times of Monday, April 13. A very wise Republican friend of mine, star pollster Frank Luntz, has made it a science to convince politicians of the...
View ArticleMitchell emphasizing two-state solution in Israel
Former Sen. George Mitchell will meet with newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials on Thursday in his third visit to Israel since being named President Obama's...
View ArticleThe Real Genuflection to the Saudis
By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann When President Obama first met the Saudi royals, he seemed to bow at the waist. Either that or he doubled over in pain. Did he bow? Or didn’t he? was the topic du jour...
View ArticleDoes Israel Need Obama's Tough Love?
The following appears originally in The Washington Times of Monday, June 8. I thought President Obama's speech in Cairo was eloquent and historic and could well be regarded as one of the most important...
View ArticleStanding with Israel and the right to self-defense (Rep. Pete Sessions)
Hamas. Hezbollah. Iran. No nation, including Israel, should be expected to tolerate the threats and terrorism produced by these hate-filled regimes. Since 2001, Hamas – which pledges to destroy Israel...
View ArticleThe Palestinian Youth Portal
President Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt, had a comment about providing youth in Cairo and the broader Muslim world the opportunity to connect with young people in Kansas City and the U.S. in general....
View ArticleChristians being targeted in Iran deserve our help
Imagine the morning after Christmas, security officials surround your parents’ home and force their way inside by destroying the front door. They wake you up, search everyone and seize your pictures,...
View ArticleEx-Middle East envoy says Kerry 'should be commended'
Former Sen. George Mitchell (D-Maine) on Tuesday said Secretary of State John Kerry should be praised for his attempts to help bridge a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza.“I think the secretary should...
View ArticleBill Clinton: 'I killed myself to give Palestinians a state'
Bill Clinton on Friday defended his record on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying “I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state.”Clinton was campaigning for his wife, Democratic presidential...
View ArticleTrump condemns Israeli girl's murder
Donald Trump condemned on Friday the murder of a 13-year-old Israeli girl by a Palestinian teenager, calling it “barbaric.”“I am shocked by the heinous murder of 13 year old Hallel Yaffa Ariel, who was...
View ArticleFor Israeli-Palestinian peace, Trump needs a new 'roommate agreement'
As the Trump White House prepares for the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week, it’s worth asking ourselves a few questions: Why do efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace...
View ArticleLet’s stop normalizing the Palestinian movement
Consider this nightmare: Imagine that the United States helps create a militant regime hostile to individual liberty. Suppose this U.S.-funded, authoritarian regime becomes notorious for inciting...
View ArticleTrump letting campaign promises dictate Israeli embassy decision
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and put in motion a plan to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to the Holy City.In so doing, he...
View ArticleTurkey's Erdoğan: 'Out of the question' for US to broker...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly said Wednesday that it’s “out of the question” for the United States to broker peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.Speaking at a...
View ArticleTrump is right to feel suckered: To promote Middle East peace, cut aid to...
In one of his forthright tweets, dated Jan. 2, President Trump declared: “It’s not only Pakistan that we pay billions of dollars to for nothing ... we pay the Palestinians HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF...
View ArticlePulling US aid for UN Relief and Works Agency also pulls influence
In the wake of the Palestinian Authority’s refusal to negotiate a peace treaty with Israel, President Donald Trump has now slashed a significant part of U.S. aid to UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)....
View ArticleMoving the Palestinian leadership from rejectionism to recognition
On Jan. 14, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said something hardly unprecedented for him, but for some reason managed to break through the longstanding wall of international ignorance and obeisance to...
View ArticleIrish bill to boycott Israeli settlements runs afoul of US laws
A bill to be considered by Ireland’s Senate on Tuesday would criminalize trade with Israeli settlements. If enacted, it could put leading U.S. companies with Irish subsidiaries to a choice between...
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