Barack Obama

Middle Israel: From Venezuela to Iran, Trump’s doctrine is power without morality - opinion

In a swift raid, Maduro is removed from power, showcasing US might. But the moral implications of the operation leave key questions about America's foreign policy and its leadership.

‘THE PROBLEM with Maduro, as far as Donald Trump is concerned, is not his despotic record.... The problem was that Maduro disobeyed Trump’s commands on immigration, drugs, and oil.’ Here, an activist holds a poster that reads ‘Condemns Donald Trump’s military aggression in Venezuela,’
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order authorizing the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska, at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, October 6, 2025.

Trump administration to overturn Biden's Minnesota mining ban

 FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2022.

Protests shake Iran: The US must choose its next move wisely - opinion

Iranians walk past closed shops at Tehran Grand Bazaar amid currency plunge protests.

Western leaders must back Iranian protesters, push to oust battered Islamic regime - opinion


Israel shouldn't depend on continued US support - opinion

“The Biden Administration is setting the stage to abandon Israel," the non-partisan Foundation for Defense of Democracies observed.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant looks on as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters before they held a meeting in Tel Aviv, last month.

For Israel's sake, bring back Trump - opinion

Almost every Mideast policy implemented by the Biden administration, and Obama before him, has weakened Israel and strengthened her enemies.

 Then-US president Donald Trump holds up a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement, at the White House, in 2018.

Is Ambassador Jack Lew really a friend of Israel? -opinion

The newly appointed ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from both right and left. But his record in the Obama administration should raise concerns.

 JACK LEW testifies last month before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to become the next US ambassador to Israel.

Ex-pres. Obama: 'How Israel prosecutes this fight matters'

The ex-president wrote that "any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire."

U.S. President Barack Obama looks up during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York September 21, 2016.

Barack Obama's White House personal chef found dead in Massachusetts lake

Tafari Campbell, 45, was the subject of a two-day search after a paddle boarder was seen struggling and going under the water in Edgartown Great Pond.

 Lighthouse Beach, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard Island in the Dukes County, Massachusetts.

How third-party egos may determine America's 2024 presidential fate - opinion

This time, the likely spoilers are known in politics as useful idiots – persons knowingly pursuing lost causes to the benefit of others. In this case, the likely beneficiary will be Trump. 

 FORMER US president Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again rally in South Carolina, earlier this month.

Biden's Iranian non-deal: The controversial path to engagement - opinion

“Rumors about a nuclear deal, interim or otherwise, are false and misleading,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told journalists in June.

 THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama delivers a statement about the nuclear deal reached between Iran and six major world powers, as his vice president, Joe Biden, looks on, in the East Room of the White House, in July 2015.

The new Iran deal requires an honest appraisal of the JCPOA - opinion

Israel and a bipartisan consensus of Congress and the American people wanted a nuclear deal that ultimately ended Iran’s nuclear weapon program forever.

 European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General Enrique Mora and Iranian Deputy at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria May 1, 2021.

Biden’s policies are dangerous for US-Israel relations - opinion

The Biden administration continues to cause cracks and fissures in the relationship between the two nations.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the White House: We are seeing a return by the Biden administration to prior policies that range from troubling to dangerous, the writer argues.

Jan. 6 insurrection suspect arrested near Obama's house with ammunition - NYT

The arrest followed the discovery of weapons, ammunition and materials potentially used to create explosives inside the suspect's van.

 A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.