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Obama in Israel: Let the fence mending begin

Noga TarnopolskyMarch 19, 2013 06:01

JERUSALEM — Obama's two-day visit, in which he will address 2,000 Israeli university students, is seen as a counterpart to his 2009 speech in Cairo, which was focused on repairing relations with the Muslim world. This week's visit, which includes a symbolic and much-touted trip to the Dead Sea Scrolls, is seen as a stay against any possible erosion of the American-Israeli relationship

In Israel, nervous energy ahead of Obama visit

Noga TarnopolskyFebruary 19, 2013 10:45

JERUSALEM — Obsessive planning for Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Israel, dubbed Operation Unbreakable Alliance, is being perceived as a bit of clumsy overkill, betraying a hint of nervousness among Israeli officials.

In Egypt, US loses a stalwart ally

Erin CunninghamNovember 2, 2012 00:18

CAIRO, Egypt — Republican challenger Mitt Romney has accused US President Barack Obama of letting Egypt, a once stalwart friend, slip away. All politics aside, it is true that Egypt is no longer the unflinching ally it once was. Shaken by a popular uprising that ousted US-friendly dictator Hosni Mubarak and brought Islamists to power, the decades-long partnership between the two countries is significantly different from when US President Barack Obama took office.

As US election heats up, so does Israel

Noga TarnopolskyOctober 5, 2012 06:24

JERUSALEM — Nervous about the upcoming US presidential election and — despite a poor debate performance — the strong poll numbers for President Barack Obama, Israeli leaders are beginning to take their frustrations out on each other.

Israel: Is Netanyahu going 'crazy?'

Noga TarnopolskySeptember 18, 2012 06:25

JERUSALEM — The Israeli prime minister’s attacks on Obama, unparalleled in Israeli-American history, may backfire as a growing chorus of Israelis and Americans question the soundness of his judgment.