BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published March 21, 2012
While the United States and Israel have “converged” their thinking on how to respond to the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, “gaps” remain on how long the “window will be open” for a possible military response if diplomacy fails, according...
WASHINGTON -- President Obama in his message for the Persian New Year appealed directly to the Iranian people's aspirations for freedom. "I want the Iranian people to know that America seeks a dialogue to hear your views and understand your aspirations,"...
WASHINGTON -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who is recovering from a stroke. "The two discussed issues related to Iran and the urgent need for tougher sanctions," said a statement Monday from the office...
WASHINGTON -- President Obama told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that direct discussions with Israel were an "important contribution to the cause of peace." "The two leaders agreed on the necessity of the two-state solution, and President...
WASHINGTON -- Osama bin Laden chided terrorists in his network for not making Palestine a primary issue. "It was necessary to discuss Palestine first," the terrorist leader, assassinated last year in a U.S. operation, said after a December 2009 suicide...
WASHINGTON -- The window for Iran to resolve its differences with the West through diplomacy is shrinking, President Obama said. "They should understand that because the international community has applied so many sanctions, because we have employed...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published March 14, 2012
Can we “handle the truth” about the Iran-Israel crisis, or has the debate become so partisan, ideological and acrimonious that it is impossible to agree on even the most basic facts? This piece is an attempt to put into perspective where things...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published March 14, 2012
Israeli journalist Avirama Golan, a senior correspondent for Haaretz newspaper, says a unilateral strike by Israel against Iran’s nuclear sites without the backing of the United States would be “unthinkable.” Golan, a veteran Israeli journalist...
By Repps Hudson, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 14, 2012
Last week’s high-level meetings and speeches about Iran’s possible nuclear weapons quest have reassured Jewish leaders here that Washington and Israel now have common cause on this grave international issue. Apparent differences between the United...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2012
Now that the media hoopla around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington last week has died down, let’s take stock. Three areas of focus immediately come to mind: First, have President Barack Obama and Netanyahu established...
Gender separation I enjoyed reading about the young ladies who staged a musical for their mothers and other female friends. Norman Pressman (Letter to the editor, Feb. 29) took great umbrage at the teenage thespians. Some might consider his letter vitriolic...
The ongoing war in Afghanistan, already the longest in United States history has gone from the unthinkable to even worse after the shooting rampage by a U.S. Army Sergeant Sunday, in which he allegedly opened fire on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing...
