Israel irrelevant in campaign – as it should be

By Gil Troy , THE JERUSALEM POST, Nov. 3, 2008 A JPost.com exclusive blog If we could devise some kind of objective “Friend of Israel” test, all but the most blindly partisan Democrats would agree that Senator John McCain has a longer, deeper, more meaningful relationship with Israel than does Senator Barack Obama – and [...]

Essay: Polarized Jews in a depressing election

By GIL TROY , THE JERUSALEM POST, Oct. 23, 2008 Political campaigns are like social stress tests, regularly scheduled exercises that add enough extra pressure on the system to expose weaknesses – and strengths. The long 2008 election has uncovered certain American fault lines. Within the Jewish community, the results of the 2008 electoral stress [...]

A bipartisan, multilateral, muscular approach to Iran

By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 10-16-08 Although conflict fuels political campaigns, election contests also illuminate the political consensus. It is as important to understand where candidates agree as to see where they disagree. In the second, foreign-policy-oriented debate between the two presidential nominees, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama demonstrated that they both agree that [...]

Where were Obama the dreamer and McCain the war hero?

By GIL TROY, Jerusalem Post, 10-16-08 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain face off during a presidential debate in New York last week. Photo: AP Americans want to believe that debates elevate our candidates. As we anticipate each presidential debate, we resurrect the legend of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen [...]

9/11 and the race for the White House

By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, September 10, 2008 A JPost.com exclusive blog September 11 – 7 years on Photo: AP [file] Slideshow: Pictures of the week While much of the presidential campaign excitement this week stems from John McCain’s Sarah Palin-assisted post-convention surge in popularity, it is worth remembering the seventh anniversary of 9/11 which [...]

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 33 other followers