Israel’s former ambassador to Washington, Dr. Michael Oren, recently released a book entitled “Ally” in which he accuses the Obama administration of deliberately trying to sour the relations between Israel and the United States. In his behind-the-scenes account, Oren charges that President Barack Obama has broken two unwritten rules in the historic relationship – there should be no surprises and no airing of disputes in public. He also insists the Obama White House has been pressuring Israel into accepting two huge risks at once – a Palestinian state and Iran as a nuclear power. Now everyone already knew that Obama and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu were not getting along so well. But this inside account by Michael Oren clearly lays the blame on Obama for deliberately tanking the relationship and embarrassing Netanyahu in public. And with 18 months still left in the Obama presidency, we will likely see the tensions between Washington and Jerusalem continue to worsen. Meanwhile, the American Jewish community and certain Democrats in Congress could play crucial roles in trying to salvage things until then. So just how bad is the relationship between President Obama and the Israeli prime minister? Is this the first time an American administration and an Israeli government have disagreed so adamantly in public? What role has the American Jewish community historically played in the US-Israel relationship? Why are most American Jews still so loyal to a Democratic president who is leaning so heavily on Israel? And what impact will Obama’s poor record on Israel play in the upcoming American presidential elections? The Rift in US-Israel Relations – Part II That’s our focus this week here on Front Page Jerusalem. In a continuation of last week’s show, we’ll hear once again from a leading Israeli political analyst on what’s gone wrong in US-Israel relations and how it can be fixed. Our guest once more will be Elliot Jager, an Israeli journalist and author who has just published an insightful book on the central role American Jews have played in the US-Israel relationship over recent decades. His E- book entitled “Leverage” is a timely expose’ on how US presidents often find a way to enlist American Jewish leaders into opposing Israeli governments and their policies.
On today’s show, we’re looking once more at what’s gone wrong in US-Israel relations and how it can be fixed. Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to Washington, claims in his new book “Ally” that the blame for the sad state of relations between the US and Israel lays squarely at the feet of President Obama. Today’s guest, Elliot Jager, is an Israeli journalist and author who has just published his own book on the central role American Jews have played in the US-Israel relationship over the decades. His E-book entitled “Leverage” is a timely expose’ on how US presidents often find a way to enlist American Jewish leaders into opposing Israeli governments and their policies. Front Pagesenior producer David Parsons recently spoke to Elliot Jager about his new book and the widening rift in US-Israel relations. So let’s go over to Jerusalem for part two of that interview…
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The ISIS terror militia has gained widespread notoriety over the past year for its brutal tactics and its bold declaration of a global caliphate. After committing a string of atrocities in Iraq and Syria and capturing large parts of both countries, radical Muslims elsewhere in the Middle East began declaring their loyalty to ISIS. And even in the West, hundreds have responded to their calls over the Internet to come to the region and join the jihad. Now ISIS was able to first establish a foothold in Syria due to the chaos caused by the uprising against the Assad regime. And while ISIS first spread into neighboring Iraq, more recently they have tried to capture areas along the Syrian border with Israel, to possibly open a new front against the Jewish state. Terrorists linked with ISIS are also now operating in Gaza and the Sinai. And this all means that Israel has to take ISIS much more seriously as a direct threat to its security. So how did the Islamic State terror militia spring up so quickly and what is driving its campaign of terror? Do the ISIS forces in Syria now pose a serious threat on Israel’s northern border? Why is ISIS so attractive to Muslims around the world? And what can Israel do to confront this growing threat? Keeping an Eye on ISIS!That’s our focus next week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll hear from a leading Israeli security analyst on the growing threat which ISIS now poses to Israel and what Jerusalem can do to confront it. Dr. Boaz Ganor is Dean of the Lauder School of Government at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, one of Israel’s premier center’s for geo-political studies. During the university’s recent annual policy conference, Dr. Ganor addressed the growing threat to Israel from the Islamic State terror militia, and we’ll bring you highlights from his presentation.
Israel’s former ambassador to Washington, Dr. Michael Oren, recently released a book entitled “Ally” in which he accuses the Obama administration of deliberately trying to sour the relations between Israel and the United States. In his behind-the-scenes account, Oren charges that President Barack Obama has broken two unwritten rules in the historic relationship – there should be no surprises and no airing of disputes in public. He also insists the Obama White House has been pressuring Israel into accepting two huge risks at once – a Palestinian state and Iran as a nuclear power. Now everyone already knew that Obama and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu were not getting along so well. But this inside account by Michael Oren clearly lays the blame on Obama for deliberately tanking the relationship and embarrassing Netanyahu in public. And with 18 months still left in the Obama presidency, we will likely see the tensions between Washington and Jerusalem continue to worsen. Meanwhile, the American Jewish community and certain Democrats in Congress could play crucial roles in trying to salvage things until then. So just how bad is the relationship between President Obama and the Israeli prime minister? Is this the first time an American administration and an Israeli government have disagreed so adamantly in public? What role has the American Jewish community historically played in the US-Israel relationship? Why are most American Jews still so loyal to a Democratic president who is leaning so heavily on Israel? And what impact will Obama’s poor record on Israel play in the upcoming American presidential elections? The Rift in US-Israel Relations – Part II That’s our focus this week here on Front Page Jerusalem. In a continuation of last week’s show, we’ll hear once again from a leading Israeli political analyst on what’s gone wrong in US-Israel relations and how it can be fixed. Our guest once more will be Elliot Jager, an Israeli journalist and author who has just published an insightful book on the central role American Jews have played in the US-Israel relationship over recent decades. His E- book entitled “Leverage” is a timely expose’ on how US presidents often find a way to enlist American Jewish leaders into opposing Israeli governments and their policies.
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The ISIS terror militia has gained widespread notoriety over the past year for its brutal tactics and its bold declaration of a global caliphate. After committing a string of atrocities in Iraq and Syria and capturing large parts of both countries, radical Muslims elsewhere in the Middle East began declaring their loyalty to ISIS. And even in the West, hundreds have responded to their calls over the Internet to come to the region and join the jihad. Now ISIS was able to first establish a foothold in Syria due to the chaos caused by the uprising against the Assad regime. And while ISIS first spread into neighboring Iraq, more recently they have tried to capture areas along the Syrian border with Israel, to possibly open a new front against the Jewish state. Terrorists linked with ISIS are also now operating in Gaza and the Sinai. And this all means that Israel has to take ISIS much more seriously as a direct threat to its security. So how did the Islamic State terror militia spring up so quickly and what is driving its campaign of terror? Do the ISIS forces in Syria now pose a serious threat on Israel’s northern border? Why is ISIS so attractive to Muslims around the world? And what can Israel do to confront this growing threat? Keeping an Eye on ISIS!That’s our focus next week here on Front Page Jerusalem. We’ll hear from a leading Israeli security analyst on the growing threat which ISIS now poses to Israel and what Jerusalem can do to confront it. Dr. Boaz Ganor is Dean of the Lauder School of Government at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, one of Israel’s premier center’s for geo-political studies. During the university’s recent annual policy conference, Dr. Ganor addressed the growing threat to Israel from the Islamic State terror militia, and we’ll bring you highlights from his presentation.
