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November 18, 2019

How Barack Obama Prepared the Soil for the Democrats’ Turn Away from Israel

Daylight.

In 2008, then-President Barack Obama declared that an absence of “daylight” between the U.S. and Israel “erodes our credibility with the Arabs.” While President Obama had little luck improving American credibility among Arab nations, writes Matthew Continetti, he did succeed in eroding Democratic support for the Jewish state, as can be seen in the comments of the current presidential contenders:

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November 18, 2019

  1. For the Time Being, Palestinians Are Best Off under “Occupation”

    The West Bank/Gaza experiment.

  2. How Barack Obama Prepared the Soil for the Democrats’ Turn Away from Israel

    Daylight.

  3. The Successes of Israel’s Iron Dome, and Its Downsides

    It keeps civilians safe, but allows leaders to dither.

  4. Evidence of the Biblical Tabernacle at Shiloh

    One horn of an altar, a goblet, and a ceramic pomegranate.

  5. Over a Century after Its Founding, New York’s Show-Business Synagogue Remains Open

    Where the Three Stooges, Sandy Koufax, and Ed Sullivan all prayed.