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Yoram Ettinger

Yoram Ettinger

Yoram Ettinger is a former ambassador and head of Second Thought: A U.S.-Israel Initiative.

In view of the impact of the Mideast on U.S. interests—and America’s desire to minimize its military presence in the region—Israel is the most reliable, capable and democratic ally in the region and the world.
Does Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal commitment to former President Donald Trump on the subject carry weight?
While all presidents, from 1948-2017, have pressured Israel, Congress has systematically supported it and bolstered U.S.-Israel cooperation, even when it conflicted with presidential policy.
“Cleansing the 1948 land of the Zionist presence,” not peaceful coexistence, is the focal point of the Palestinian ethos.
Will Biden’s foreign policy and national security team face the reality of the Muslim Brotherhood’s track record and core ideology?
Will the new U.S. foreign policy and national security team learn from critical past errors on Iran and the Middle East, or repeat them? At stake is regional and global stability.
Stopping the erosion of—and reinforcing—bipartisan support requires addressing U.S. concerns in general as well as the changing US society, culture and order of priorities.
In 2020, the Western foreign-policy establishment tends to accord much weight to peaceful Palestinian diplomatic talk, overlooking the centrality of the Palestinian walk.
The Festival of Lights celebrates spiritual and physical liberation, faith, value-driven tenacity, patriotism, optimism and adherence to historical, cultural and religious roots in defiance of political correctness.
Will Biden’s pick for secretary of state learn from past errors, or is he meant to repeat them?
Have the Abraham Accords put an end to the ability of the “Palestine Firsters” to sacrifice Middle East reality on the altar of a supposed Palestinian centrality?
Will the U.S. administration post-Nov. 3 maintain its understanding of the threat the brotherhood poses to every moderate Arab regime in the Middle East and North Africa?