Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the American people Tuesday, in a July Fourth message aired at the home of US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro. In the message, Netanyahu apologized for not being there in person, as a soccer injury kept him from traveling. The prime minister thanked Shapiro for his efforts and wished him “mazel tov” on the bat mitzvah of his daughter, before outlining his respect for the foundations of America’s independence. “As Israel's Prime …More

The United States of America celebrates its 235th Independence Day today, more unsure of itself and its role in the world than it has been since assuming leadership of the Western world early last century. Economy crippled by astronomical debt and stubbornly high levels of unemployment, and a military seeking a strategy to leave Afghanistan and Iraq firmly behind them, the US is no longer the world’s unipower, able, if it ever was, to shape the world according to its vision. But this does not mean America …More