President Obama seems to be estranged from his own foreign and military policy. American foreign policy should project strength, resolve and predictability. Sadly, as Robert Gates confirms, Obama reflects none of these.
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Author: Abe Katsman
Even Mushroom Clouds Have Silver Linings
Troubling as America’s apparent declare-diplomatic-victory-and-get-out approach to squandering Iranian sanctions may be, it is making other countries scramble to adjust. And that may prove useful, especially to Israel. Iran and America may have inadvertently done more to advance Mideast peace than all previous peace plans, conferences and initiatives combined. Continue reading
Obamacare Follies: Lessons For Israel
An administration which so easily lies to its own citizens to achieve domestic political ends cannot be trusted to act faithfully towards the citizens of other countries. Continue reading
Incitement Excitement–and the Bigger Underlying Problem
Focusing on incitement misses a more subtle, yet more fundamental part of the equation: the absence of contrary, counter-incitement Arab and Palestinian voices. Where is the Palestinian Peace Now? The Arab Voice for Peace? P-Street? The Palestinian movement to boycott and divest from Palestinian entities until terror and violence against Israelis is ended? Continue reading
Mahmoud Abbas: First Obstacle to Peace
This column was originally published in American Thinker.
For reasons both financial (his $100 million fortune) and ideological, a genuine peace with a Jewish Israel is the last thing Mahmoud Abbas wants, and the last thing one should expect to emerge from current negotiations.
Life is good for Mahmoud Abbas. He is not about to mess it up by reaching a comprehensive peace agreement with Israel. Continue reading
Barack Obama’s Commitment Problem
Obama’s waffling over the red line he himself painted cuts to the core of whether he can be relied upon to keep even his own commitments anywhere else–such as American peace process guarantees for Israel. Would you buy a used peace plan from this man?
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The “Strong Horse” Falters: the Egyptian Coup and the Challenge to Islamism
The failure to hold Egypt is cataclysmic for a movement which feeds off its own success. The shattered sense of Muslim Brotherhood invincibility and inevitability poses a major problem for continued Islamist growth and popular support. The invincible strong horse just broke a leg. Continue reading
Abe on the John Batchelor Show discussing Abe’s Daily Beast column on Israel’s motivation for freeing terror prisoners, August 8, 2013
John interviewed Abe about Israel’s motivation for freeing terror prisoners, August 8, 2013.
Why Did Netanyahu Release Palestinian Prisoners?
Israelis may be masters of intelligence. They may be military geniuses. But they are inept when it comes to visionary diplomatic moves—especially those whose success hinges on the misplaced belief in the good faith of others.
This column was originally published in The Daily Beast.
Here is Abe’s interview on the John Batchelor Show on this topic.
America’s Racial Spasm (And The President Who Isn’t Helping Matters)
Race is an inherently loaded and divisive topic; when race is a key component of a politician’s winning election identity, it remains part of his governing identity. Racial divisiveness is thus likely to be more present, not less. Continue reading
Another country heard from: Abe Katsman weighs in 