An investigative piece set to run in the September 17 issue of The New Yorker exposes a back and forth between the US and Israel, ahead of a 2007 strike on Syrian nuclear facilities by the Jewish state. The story, written by reporter David Makovsy, highlights a situation currently playing out in real time: Israel went to the US with intelligence that Syrian President Bashar al Assad was developing a nuclear weapon, asking for the Americans to preemptively strike. When the Bush administration refused, Israel took …More

Israel is under an "existential threat" and is among the American allies suffering from the Obama administration's leadership failures, US Sen. John McCain suggested in his speech to the Republican convention. "Unfortunately, for four years, we've drifted away from our proudest traditions of global leadership -- traditions that are truly bipartisan," the Arizona Republican said Wednesday evening at the convention in Tampa, FL. "We've let the challenges we face, both at home and abroad, become harder to solve," …More

For the past four years, Jewish conservatives have been working hard to paint President Obama as too willing to press Israel on Palestinian issues. But the latest Washington buzz could throw a wrench in that line of attack -- if, as some Washington insiders are suggesting and the Drudge Report is reporting, Mitt Romney chooses Condoleezza Rice as his running mate. That's because as secretary of state during the George W. Bush administration, Rice was a strong backer of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud …More

Condoleezza Rice landed in Israel over the weekend, for her 25th visit to the Jewish state. The former secretary of state was in town with the consulting firm she heads, speaking at a security technology conference sponsored by Motorola Solutions on Sunday. In the address, Rice spoke about the days following 9/11, which she said created between the US and Israel “a common cause in the fight against people who would seek political gain by attacking civilians, parents and children.” She said the attack …More