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Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger is consultant to Israel’s Cabinet members and Israeli legislators, and lecturer in the U.S., Canada and Israel on Israel’s unique contributions to American interests, the foundations of U.S.-Israel relations, the Iranian threat, and Jewish-Arab issues.
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Pres. Obama was right when he declared in his Cairo Speech: “Islam has always been part of America’s story.” He did not reveal generally it was not the good part.
Some background-History, Halacha, hidden truths. Happy Purim to all!
Trump capitalizes on the significant erosion of US self-confidence and belief in its exceptionalism
The width of pre-'67 Israel (8-15 miles) equals the distance between JFK & La Guardia airports in NY
Arabs shed rhetoric, but no blood nor resources, for the Palestinians.
Arabs nations have shed rhetoric but no blood and minimal financial resources, for the Palestinians.
Could a Palestinian state advance US interests, values, stability, moderation, peace, and democracy?
France, while supporting him, was aware of Khomeini’s terror-driven worldview and hatred of the West
Political posturing aside, the world has great confidence in Israel's economy.
“Land for Peace” equals “Land for Appease,” rewarding serial Arab aggressors and punishing Israelis
Annual US investment in Israel yields amongst the highest rates of return on US investments overseas
Iran and Saudi Arabia-the 2 leading world bankers of Islamic terrorism-are in direct confrontation.
The "Blue and White" is looking in the "black" for 2016
Trump's leveraging not shaping the frustration in US state of mind, especially of Republican voters
By Europe's failing to read the bloody writing on the wall it has sacrificed its long-term security
Fun Fact: The organizers of the Boston Tea Party were referred to as “the modern day Maccabees.”
The recent Obama-Netanyahu summit highlighted an enhanced US-Israel relationship despite the leaders
Palestinian terrorism is catalysed by the immoral moral equivalence it and Israeli counter-terrorism
The "Blue and White" seems to be in the pink!
Defying doomsday demography, all bodes well for Israel economically, militarily, technologically
Sukkot is a universal holiday, inviting all peoples of the world to come on pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Yom Kippur commemorates God's covenant with the Jewish people & forgiveness for the Golden Calf sin
A little background information for Rosh HaShanah. Shana Tovah, Happy New Year, to all!
Recent governments sacrificed upgrading Jerusalem's infrastructure for phony peace process with PA
The 435 House Members & 100 Senators serve at the pleasure of their constituents, NOT the President.
The "Sun Never Sets" on Israeli technology....
While Israel is concerned about Iran's nuclearization, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are panicky.
In 2015, Israel’s fertility rate (3+ births per woman) is higher than all Arab countries except 3
"The enemy of my enemy is my potential ally" view has consistently led to Middle East mismanagement
Based on Israel's record, current events are mere bumps on the road to great growth&acceptability
Top 10 list of why Israel's economy is so STRONG!
Intra-Arab/Muslim terrorism has been a Middle East fixture since the 7th century emergence of Islam
ANY agreement with Iran should have been predicated upon the drastic transformation of the regime
Unlike USSR, Ayatollahs driven by martyrdom & apocalypse NOT MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction) theory
Abbas' regime is defined by corruption, kleptomania, nepotism, hate-education, incitement, terrorism
Could the enemy (Saudi Arabia) of Israel's enemy (Iran) become Israel's friend? It's highly doubtful
Increased foreign investments in Israel constitute an accurate measure of Israel's global standing
School textbooks of tyrannies are the most authentic reflection of a regime's nature and mission
Pentecost, derived from the Greek word for 50, is celebrated 50 days after Easter.
Realizing there was no US military threat, Iran resumed, expanded & accelerated its nuclear program
Suspension of disbelief towards Iran characterizes the Pres. administrations of both Carter & Obama
At 67, Israel reaffirms a historic fact: Pressuring the "Jewish Olive" produces superb oil!
The Constitution created history's most powerful legislature & inherent foreign policy power battle
A serious peace-driven agreement and the nature of the Ayatollahs is the definition of an oxymoron
Defense, scientific and commercial cooperation between the US and Israel is surging unprecedentedly, in defiance of the unbridgeable gap between the worldviews of President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. For example, 250 major US high-tech companies maintain research and development centers in Israel, which has become a major source of cutting-edge innovative technologies, improving US […]
German poet Heinrich Heine: “Since the Exodus, freedom has always been spoken with a Hebrew accent.”
Top priorities of Israeli Arabs: employment, education, healthcare, crime, and women's rights,
Riyadh supports Israel's role against their mutual enemy-A nuclear/apocalyptic/ imperialistic Iran
Purim points to peruse and ponder.
Netanyahu addresses a clear, present & lethal threat to the US/Israel/WORLD; NOT political bickering
Israel is #2 most innovative country in the world attracting numerous global companies and investors
In recent years, the US-Israel relation has been transformed into a mutually-beneficial 2 way-street
A nuclear Iran compounds the clear&present lethal threat Iran poses to critical US&Western interests
Despite Western 'Conventional Wisdom&PC,' the Arab/Israeli conflict was never about the Palestinians
The West's policy-making ambiguity and denial could trigger national and international calamities.
Despite claims that Israel is "isolated," 2014 was a record year for foreign investment in Hi-Tech
{Originally posted on The Ettinger Report} "The demographic issue has become a source of profound controversy in Israel. Many see the demographic processes as a threat to the future of Israel as a state that is both Jewish and democratic, thereby necessitating rapid disengagement from the Palestinians, whether by means of a negotiated settlement or […]
"The enemy of my enemy is my ally" worldview has been applied by those who misread the Middle East
The Constitution upgraded the role of Congress to the primary branch of the US government
Amb. Cooper highlighted the impact of the Chanukah/Maccabee spirit on America's Founding Fathers
Chanukah is the holiday of liberty, combining The Book (faith and dedication to God) and the sword
Col. Meinertzhagen: Brit. policy in the Middle East bets on the wrong horse when appeasing the Arabs
Assuming that Israel's economic growth depends on the conclusion of peace accords is inaccurate.
The soaring threat of Islamic terrorism to the US mainland, pro-US Arab regimes, Europe, India, Asia, Africa and Australia has reaffirmed Israel's role as the moral and military outpost of the US in the Middle East. Israel's strategic role has gained in importance against the backdrop of the US withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, the […]
Terrorists aren't driven by social, economic, or other grievances, rather by a fanatical worldview.
Battling Arab terrorism is undermined by focusing on symptoms rather than its cause, hate-education.
Sukkot is a universal holiday, inviting all peoples to come on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Yom Kippur is observed on the tenth day of Tishrei - an Acadian word for forgiveness and Genesis.
Rosh Hashanah is a universal, stock-taking, renewal and hopeful holiday,
The War projects to lower Israel's 2014 GDP 0.5% but will have little influence on foreign investors
Pres. Obama claims there's no Islam-driven terrorism or radicalism, only "local" cases of terrorism.
Kerry is preoccupied with pressuring Israel, notwithstanding the transformation of the Arab Spring .
Regional pro-US Arab countries rely on Israel as a deterrence to rogue Islamic regimes.
The 49 days between Passover and Shavou'ot are dedicated to enhancing one's behavior, following in the footsteps of the Jews, who forged/enhanced their own national character during the 40 years in the desert.
The elimination of Jews was the top priority of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini.
Abbas – an ally of Saddam Hussein, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela - provides Hamas with a vital tailwind.
The 1948 re-establishment of Jewish sovereignty was a modern day Exodus and Parting of the Sea.
President Obama's foreign policy is based on fantasy.
Israel's popularity is at the highest since 1991, when Gallup first polled Americans on foreign countries.
According to Winston Churchill, "an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
The assumption that Israel must accept the Kerry Plan as a basis for negotiations is misleading.
No danger of the Jews becoming a minority in the combined area of Judea, Samaria and the pre-1967 Israel.
Tu B'shvat highlights the rejuvination and blooming of trees and the Jewish people.
Independent Congressional scrutiny of this Palestinian state-driven policy is doubly-essential.
The Palestinian refugee issue has been dramatically misrepresented, distorting circumstances and numbers, in order to de-legitimize the Jewish state.
The birth of the Palestinian refugee phenomenon, in the form of a massive Arab flight, occurred during the Arab riots of 1936-39.
Israel's R&D expenditure is higher than any western country.
The Free World must overcome its inherent temptation to subordinate common sense to delusion and wishful-thinking.
Chanukah is the only Jewish holiday that commemorates a Land of Israel national liberation struggle, unlike Passover, Sukkot and Shavuot.
Straight from the Jerusalem Boardroom #186, November 08, 2013
The Oslo Accord state of mind, and the new Middle East vision, have been trounced by the Arab Tsunami.
Straight from the Jerusalem Boardroom #185, October 28, 2013
One can expect an intensification of the steadily rising Jewish share of the total population of the Land of Israel.
Shavuot reflects the centrality of 'seven' in Judaism.
Israeli technologies, shared with the U.S. industry, have enhanced the U.S. employment, research & development and exports.
Though it can boast many achievements, in Fisher's view, 'The state of Israel’s economy is very good, not excellent as it was in recent years.'
Straight from the Jerusalem boardroom: Companies around the world invest millions in Israel.
Connections between the Jewish and American traditions of liberty.
July 17, 2026 
