Rand Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll

Posted: Sat, 03/16/2013 - 19:47 | Political Insider

Kentucky's freshman Republican Sen. Rand Paul narrowly won the Conservative Political Action Conference's (CPAC) annual straw poll today for the group's preference for president in 2016. Sen. Marco Rubio came in a close second, just 2 points short of Paul's 25 percent.

Paul's victory came as no surprise to the National Jewish Democratic Council, which issued a press release sharply criticizing the choice a day in advance of the actual vote. It faulted him for opposing foreign aid to Israel and for advocating a containment policy for Iran.

Polls: Public Support For Israel Growing

Posted: Sat, 03/16/2013 - 13:31 | Political Insider

Two polls on the eve of Barack Obama's Middle East trip show record high American public preference for Israel amidst widespread doubt about the President's own support for the Jewish state.

Obama's Religious Mission To Mideast

Posted: Fri, 03/15/2013 - 22:00 | Political Insider

There is an important aspect to Barack Obama's Middle East trip this week that is overshadowed by the announced issues of Iranian nuclear plans, the Syria civil war, upheaval in the Arab world and a desire to restart peace negotiations but is no less important.

The President, who began his first term with an effort to repair relations with the Muslim world, this week will be carrying a message to Muslims about the need to respect the religion of others.

Ex-Senator Lieberman Joins American Enterprise Institute

Posted: Thu, 03/14/2013 - 11:14 | Political Insider

Former Sen. Joseph Lieberman will join former Sen. Jon Kyl in heading a foreign policy project at the American Enterprise Institute.

"There is an urgent need to rebuild a bipartisan -- indeed non-political -- consensus for American diplomatic, economic, and military leadership in the world," Lieberman (I-Conn.) said in a statement issued Monday by AEI, a conservative think tank, announcing the American Internationalism Project.

Meridor: Time To Freeze Settlements

Posted: Wed, 03/13/2013 - 23:34 | Political Insider

Outgoing Israeli Deputy PM Dan Meridor and longtime prominent Likud figure now finds himself on the outside looking in, and he says that may be because he has become an outspoken advocate of the two-state solution and reinvigorating the peace process.

Bibi's 'Let's Make A Deal' Nears Results

Posted: Sun, 03/10/2013 - 15:35 | Political Insider

It appears Israel will have a new government in place by the time President Barack Obama arrives late next week.

The country's top politicians are in the final stages of Israel's version of "Let's Make A Deal," the buying and selling of government ministries known as forming a coalition government.