Israel Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/foreign-policies/israel/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 01:14:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png Israel Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/foreign-policies/israel/ 32 32 12773863 The Iran Deal Will Survive https://ezkool.com/2015/09/the-iran-deal-will-survive/ https://ezkool.com/2015/09/the-iran-deal-will-survive/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2015 23:28:45 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59803 Foreign affairs used to be the one area where the country supported the president to show the world that, although we might have messy domestic issues, the United States was indeed united when confronting the world. Oh how things have changed. I support the Iran deal for three basic reasons: 1. I assume that Iran […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/09/the-iran-deal-will-survive/feed/ 0 59803 All Eyes On Israel https://ezkool.com/2015/03/all-eyes-on-israel/ https://ezkool.com/2015/03/all-eyes-on-israel/#respond Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:57:57 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58374 We’re going to need our mucking boots today because we’re going to wade into the Middle East. Until now, I have assiduously avoided all mention of the region because it’s messy and confusing and controversial and, quite frankly, my ideas have, shall we say, evolved over time. But the events of the day are far […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/03/all-eyes-on-israel/feed/ 0 58374 Elected, Perchance to Govern? https://ezkool.com/2015/03/elected-perchance-to-govern/ https://ezkool.com/2015/03/elected-perchance-to-govern/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2015 21:22:02 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58161 Mitch McConnell, moderate. I thought I’d never see that characterization, but after last week’s embarrassing, incompetent, dangerous gambit the House Republicans played, he’s looking like the only GOP adult in the room. John Boehner seems to have lost his caucus and is now dependent on the far right to dictate what gets done in the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/03/elected-perchance-to-govern/feed/ 0 58161 Top Black Democrats will Skip Netanyahu’s Republican Speech https://ezkool.com/2015/02/top-black-democrats-to-skip-netanyahus-republican-speech/ https://ezkool.com/2015/02/top-black-democrats-to-skip-netanyahus-republican-speech/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2015 12:02:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57883 All Democrats in Congress should be preparing to skip this speech. Doing so has nothing to do with Israel or the relationship that country has with America, skipping the speech will however emphasize the blatant disrespect shown by Boehner and his Republican party, and the disrespect Netanyahu is showing apparently has for the American political […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/02/top-black-democrats-to-skip-netanyahus-republican-speech/feed/ 0 57883 From Summer to Serious https://ezkool.com/2014/09/from-summer-to-serious/ https://ezkool.com/2014/09/from-summer-to-serious/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:26:49 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=54566 I’ve always found it interesting when the calendar changes to the day after Labor Day and the country gets serious. The rest of the world doesn’t know from this holiday and I’m sure there’s a great deal of literature on how the calendar affects world affairs. Thus, here we are. The world continues to be […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/09/from-summer-to-serious/feed/ 0 54566 Rick Perry – So What if Kids are Killed in Gaza, People “Lose Their Lives in War!” – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/08/rick-perry-so-what-if-kids-are-killed-in-gaza-people-lose-their-lives-in-war-video/ https://ezkool.com/2014/08/rick-perry-so-what-if-kids-are-killed-in-gaza-people-lose-their-lives-in-war-video/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:09:18 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53688 Innocent women and children are being slaughtered in Gaza, some of them killed when Israeli bombs dropped on their schools, hospitals and UN sanctioned “safe zones.” But if you listened to Rick Perry, there is no problem here. War is war and innocent people die! In an appearance on CNN, host Candy Crowley asked Perry,“When […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/08/rick-perry-so-what-if-kids-are-killed-in-gaza-people-lose-their-lives-in-war-video/feed/ 0 53688 Heartbreaking Video – UN Official Breaks Down Talking About The Deaths in Gaza https://ezkool.com/2014/07/heartbreaking-video-un-official-breaks-down-talking-about-the-deaths-in-gaza/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/heartbreaking-video-un-official-breaks-down-talking-about-the-deaths-in-gaza/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:06:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53646 In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic, UN Official Christopher Gunness could not contain his emotions when asked about the clear massacre of innocent lives in Gaza. “The rights of Palestinians, and even their children, are wholesale denied… and its appalling,” Gunness said, right before breaking down in tears, a breathtaking image captured on video. Israel’s Prime […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/heartbreaking-video-un-official-breaks-down-talking-about-the-deaths-in-gaza/feed/ 0 53646 IS ISRAEL NOW PART OF “THE AXIS OF EVIL?” https://ezkool.com/2014/07/israel-now-part-of-the-axis-of-evil/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/israel-now-part-of-the-axis-of-evil/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2014 04:45:41 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53631 Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP As seen on America The Not So Beautiful July 31, 2014 By Mike Caccioppoli OK Israel, enough is enough. When you start to bomb schools and kill sleeping children you have lost me for good. I knew Netanyahu was a right wing scum bucket, but now he should be considered a terrorist. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/israel-now-part-of-the-axis-of-evil/feed/ 0 53631 Obama: This Duck Is Still Mobile https://ezkool.com/2014/07/barack-obama-this-duck-is-still-mobile-too/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/barack-obama-this-duck-is-still-mobile-too/#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:47:45 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53551 You would think, from all the talk about the midterm elections and the final two years of the Obama Administration, that the president doesn’t matter anymore or that absolutely nothing will get done in Washington between now and January 2017. While we may be fighting political gridlock, and the possibility that few if any consequential […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/barack-obama-this-duck-is-still-mobile-too/feed/ 0 53551 Benjamin Netanyahu: They’re Responsible For Us Killing Them https://ezkool.com/2014/07/benjamin-netanyahu-theyre-responsible-for-us-killing-them/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/benjamin-netanyahu-theyre-responsible-for-us-killing-them/#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:00:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53523 In an interview on Meet The Press, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast blame for the hundreds of deaths in Gaza squarely on the back of Hamas. According to the prime minister, Hamas is using people to shield their missiles and when Israel attack these missiles, the people get killed instead. “We use missiles to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/benjamin-netanyahu-theyre-responsible-for-us-killing-them/feed/ 0 53523 Gaza Massacre Extends Past 1000 – Israel Waits an Additional 4 Hours Before The Massacre Continues https://ezkool.com/2014/07/gaza-massacre-extends-past-1000-israel-waits-an-additional-4-hours-before-the-massacre-continues/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/gaza-massacre-extends-past-1000-israel-waits-an-additional-4-hours-before-the-massacre-continues/#respond Sun, 27 Jul 2014 01:20:56 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53495 (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) I guess we should thank Israel for their kindness in allowing the innocent residents of Gaza – the ones still alive – to pull their dead from the rubble. Instead of a 12 hour cease fire, Israel gave the poor souls an additional 4 hours to prepare for more bloodshed! Thousands of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/gaza-massacre-extends-past-1000-israel-waits-an-additional-4-hours-before-the-massacre-continues/feed/ 0 53495 The Silly Season Gets Serious https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-silly-season-gets-real-serious/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-silly-season-gets-real-serious/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:18:36 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53329 I took my talents to South Beach over the weekend for a relative’s surprise birthday party, and on the plane to and fro I had the opportunity to…think. Love airplane mode. Phones and tablets should have other modes, such as marriage mode, play-with-children mode, just-watch-one-screen mode, or perhaps physical media mode, where you would be […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/the-silly-season-gets-real-serious/feed/ 0 53329 7 Nobel Peace Winners and 64 Public Figures Want International Arms Embargo on Israel https://ezkool.com/2014/07/7-nobel-peace-winners-and-64-public-figures-want-international-arms-embargo-on-israel/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/7-nobel-peace-winners-and-64-public-figures-want-international-arms-embargo-on-israel/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2014 01:55:08 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53250 Sixty-four public figures, including seven Nobel Peace Prize winners, have called for an international arms embargo on Israel for its “war crimes and possible crimes against humanity” in Gaza. The statement came in a letter published in Britain’s The Guardian on Friday. “Israel has once again unleashed the full force of its military against the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/7-nobel-peace-winners-and-64-public-figures-want-international-arms-embargo-on-israel/feed/ 0 53250 Israel’s Next President – Reuven Rivlin https://ezkool.com/2014/06/israels-next-president-reuven-rivlin/ https://ezkool.com/2014/06/israels-next-president-reuven-rivlin/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:29:03 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52160 Mr Rivlin, a former parliamentary speaker and Cabinet minister, defeated long-time legislator Meir Sheetrit, by 63 to 53 in a secret runoff ballot. He will succeed Shimon Peres, 90, who ends his seven-year term in July. The Israeli president occupies a largely ceremonial position and has no formal role in peace talks with the Palestinians. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/06/israels-next-president-reuven-rivlin/feed/ 0 52160 The Obama Rebound Begins https://ezkool.com/2013/11/obama-rebound-begins/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/obama-rebound-begins/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:06:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=45222 Things were hairy there for a couple of months, what with the government shutdown (Republicans’ fault) and the still incomprehensible fail of the healthcare website (all you, Democrats), but slowly and surely, things seem to be turning around, just in time for the holidays. For example, House Speaker John Boehner did a nice job showing […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/obama-rebound-begins/feed/ 0 45222 President Obama’s AIPAC Speech – Video https://ezkool.com/2012/03/president-obamas-aipac-speech-video/ https://ezkool.com/2012/03/president-obamas-aipac-speech-video/#respond Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:08:19 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=16026 President Obama’s speech at AIPAC – American Israel Public Affairs Committee – reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the safety of Israel. But as you examine my commitment, you don’t just have to count on my words. You can look at my deeds. Because over the last three years, as President of the United States, I […]

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