Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. When Israeli leadership says it will not allow the Syrian regime to transfer weapons of any kind to the enemies of the Jewish state, it means it. Even though leadership is remaining largely silent about this issue, last Tuesday …More

Becky Griffin is an Israeli-American television journalist living in New York. A basketball and music lover, Becky can be found on Twitter at @DorothyofIsrael. Beitar Jerusalem fans continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Yes, the racist ones are (hopefully) a minority amongst the team’s supporters – but their behavior and values are nothing short of a disgrace, and shed light on a rising problem in Israeli sports and culture. The “La Familia” group is the main aggressors in …More

Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. Last week I was having a drink in Washington DC with a colleague at the well-known bar, and former employer of Congressman Paul Ryan, Tortilla Coast. While deciding what to order I overheard two Hill staffers talking about …More

Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. The final results are in: Likud-Beiteinu 31, Yesh Atid 19, Labor 15, Jewish Home 12, Shas 11, United Torah Judaism 7, Hatnuah 6, Meretz 6, Hadash 4, Ta’al 4, Balad 3, and Kadima 2. The big winner is Yesh Atid as its 19 …More

Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. There are misconceptions that the rise of Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party, which is now the second biggest party in the Knesset, will somehow result in a renewed liberal conviction in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. On …More

Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. This past week saw the failure of yet another attempt by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to shed light on Iranian nuclear developments. The IAEA, whose mission is to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, has …More

At the height of Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense last November, pro-Israel students on campuses across America felt the need to act, and to act fast. At the University of Michigan, students from the group I-LEAD, which focuses on leadership, education, advocacy and dialogue, decided to hold a pro-Israel rally. To attract a substantial turnout in a short time-span, group leaders took to their social media accounts. According to Barak Kaufman, the president of I-LEAD, student organizers inundated their …More

Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. On Wednesday the New York Times ran an article by Ronen Bergman recounting an interview with Shimon Peres, during which the Israeli president stated he believed US President Barack Obama would bomb Iran if all other options …More

Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. A day after senior Likud members called for the annexation of the West Bank, Arye Deri, one of the three chairmen of the ultra-religious right wing party Shas, told The Jerusalem Post that he not only supports an interim peace …More

Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. Anyone trying to justify that Likud is a party that sincerely wants two-states for two peoples, Israel for the Jews and Palestine for the Palestinians, should consider recent events. Several senior Likud ministers who attended …More

Rob Lattin is Jspace News' Foreign Affairs Correspondent. In addition to covering foreign affairs for Jspace, Rob is a blogger on Israeli and Middle Eastern foreign policy for the Foreign Policy Association, as well as a freelance writer. He can be reached by email at rob@jspacecorp.com. According to those close to the White House, Barack Obama plans to appoint former Republican Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense. While Hagel technically represents a bipartisan pick, conservative …More

Avigdor Lieberman has provided yet another example as to why he is unfit to be Israel’s Foreign Minister. According to the Times of Israel, an online Israeli newspaper, Foreign Minister Lieberman on Monday suggested that Israel’s five principle embassies in Europe publish full-page advertisements in Europe’s major newspapers with the goal of disparaging Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Thankfully, senior Foreign Ministry officials nixed the request. It is true that Mahmoud Abbas is …More