Emet News Service

[Some things never change. This commentary, originally written in 1983, is as applicable today as it was then. Nothing in it has changed except for a few names, e.g., Biden in place of Reagan] The long article by Robert W. Gibson. "Israel: An Economic Ward of the U.S." (Los Angeles Times, July 24),   read more ...

Summary ... The size and advisability of U.S. military aid to Israel, like any appropriation of taxpayer dollars, are fair game. But U.S. assistance to Israel demands far less—in both blood and treasure—than many other American defense relationships around the world. [Although this article was   read more ...

After Oslo, the American government for the first time was in a position to ask the Palestinian Authority to hand over killers of Americans — but that hasn't materialized despite the numerous Americans murdered in Palestinian [sic] terror attacks. Poor Diego Alfonso Beltran! The U.S. Department   read more ...

Summary ... Most people think friendship between nations is the same as it is for individuals. This, however, is far from the truth. As Lord Palmerston said: "Nations have no permanent friends or allies, just permanent interests." Most American supporters of Israel believe that the US government   read more ...

Summary ... The Americans are clearly committed to their own goals. Let the Jew do no less. Let there be support for a powerful government in Israel that says "No" to the pressure and that lets Washington know that it means it. There appears to be a popular and dangerous misconception that has   read more ...

Summary ... In what can only be termed an incredible development, senior intelligence officers at US Central Command (CENTCOM) are recommending that Hezbollah and Hamas be designated as political parties instead of terrorist organizations. The stance is at once provocative, controversial and at   read more ...

Ask the average Jew on the street and he'll tell you: Israel needs America in order to survive. Indeed, this view is so entrenched in the Jewish community that few dare question it. Just as a baby needs his mother and an injured person needs his crutches, it seems obvious to many that Israel needs   read more ...

Summary ... During the 1967 Six Day War, was the United States at war, too? And, if so, whose side was it on? It seems that the US sent the USS Liberty to spy on Israeli forces fighting in the Sinai while providing secret real-time battlefield intelligence to the Egyptian military. Israel was not   read more ...

Two weeks ago {June 25, 2006] an IDF soldier — St.-Sgt. Pavel Slotsker — was kidnapped by the Arab Popular Resistance Committees (comprised of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades terrorists). The PRC has made several demands for the solder's release but Israel, to their credit,   read more ...

Summary ... Statements made by and the conduct of Israel's leaders since 1993 create the false impression that Israeli-American ties constitute a one-way relationship. The presumption is that America gives and Israel receives, leading to Israel's inferior position and the alleged compulsion to   read more ...