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The UK Takes a Powder on Palestine

British Foreign Secretary William Hague says that the UK will abstain at the Security Council on the Palestinian Authority's request for recognition as a state. France has previously said the same. The British action won't alter the outcome: the US will veto the measure, quashing it as a …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday November 9, 2011

Palestinians Behaving Badly

The Palestinian envoy to Canada is asked to leave after she tweets a link to a call to "destroy the Jews." Linda Sobeh Ali, the chargé d’affaires of the Palestinian delegation in Ottawa, is just one cut above persona non grata. The Canadian government called her in for a high-level …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday October 18, 2011

On Israel, Obama (Finally) Says the Right Words

In my column for The Week , I report that Obama's speech at the UN finally showed that he fully supports Israel: President Obama's speech to the UN today for once eschewed ambiguity. America’s commitment to Israel’s security is unshakeable, and our friendship with Israel is deep and …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday September 22, 2011

I Stand With Glenn Beck

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Written by Emmanuel Navon on Sunday August 28, 2011

How Big of a Dupe is Richard Goldstone?

Why is Richard Goldstone surprised that the UN has not condemned Hamas's terrorist attacks? Is Richard Goldstone the world's biggest dupe ? If he does not deserve the gold medal, surely he's a solid runner-up. Some have suggested that it was absurd to expect Hamas, an organization that has a …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday April 2, 2011

Obama Heads for Foreign Policy Disaster

Despite the domestic focus of these early months of his presidency, Barack Obama thinks of himself as a foreign policy thinker above all, according to those who know him best. His confidence is undiminished by his lack of experience and credentials, and that confidence continues to flourish despite …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday September 17, 2009