Full Text Obama Presidency April 23, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Speech at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Honoring the Pledge of ‘never again’ & Saying ‘I’ll be there for Israel’ — Issues New Tech Sanctions on Syria, Iran

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Obama at Holocaust museum: ‘I’ll be there for Israel’ Source: JTA, 4-23-12 President Obama in an address at a Holocaust remembrance [...]

Full Text Obama Presidency March 2, 2012: President Barack Obama to Iran and Israel: ‘As President of the United States, I Don’t Bluff’ — Interview with the Atlantic

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES Obama to Iran and Israel: ‘As President of the United States, I Don’t Bluff’ By Jeffrey Goldberg Source: The Atlantic, 3-2-12 Dismissing a strategy of “containment” as unworkable, the president tells me At the White House on Monday, President Obama will [...]

White House Recap September 17-24, 2011: The Obama Presidency’s Weekly Recap — President Obama Addresses 66th Session United Nations General Assembly — Selling the American Jobs Act and Revising America’s Education System

WHITE HOUSE RECAP WHITE HOUSE RECAP: SEPTEMBER 17-24, 2011 Weekly Wrap Up: Rebuilding America Source: WH, 9-23-11 We the People: President Obama released the U.S.’s Open Government National Action Plan, and a highlight of that plan is We the People, a new platform that gives all Americans a way to petition the Obama Administration to [...]

Political Buzz September 21, 2011: President Barack Obama Addresses the (UN) United Nations General Assembly About Israel & Opposing Palestinian Statehood — Obama Meets with Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Deserves ‘Badge of honor’

POLITICAL BUZZ By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS:   Shannon Stapleton/REUTERS U.S. President [...]

Full Text September 21, 2011: Statements by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as They Began their Meeting at the UN General Assembly (Transcript)

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES: Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel before Bilateral Meeting United Nations New York, New York 11:01 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I want to welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu both to the United States and to New York.  [...]

Full Text September 21, 2011: President Barack Obama’s Speech at the (UN) United Nations General Assembly About Israel & Opposing Palestinian Statehood (Transcript)

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: Doug Mills/The New York Times President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. IN FOCUS: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN BID FOR STATEHOOD Obama, at U.N., Explains Rationale for Opposing Palestinian Statehood Bid: President Obama declared his opposition to the Palestinian [...]

Political Buzz May 24, 2011: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Gives Speech to Joint Meeting of US Congress

POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Stephen Crowley/The New York Times — [...]

Full Text: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Address to a Joint Session of the United States Congress

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS Speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Meeting of the United States Congress May 24, 2011 ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו נואם בפני הקונגרס האמריקאי בוושינגטון. צילום: אבי אוחיון לע”מ I am deeply honored by your warm welcome. And I am deeply honored that you have given me the opportunity [...]

Israel Political Brief May 23, 2011: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Gives Speech at AIPAC — AIPAC Roundup

POLITICAL BUZZ By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS IN FOCUS Reporters’ Notebook: AIPAC 2011: [...]

Political Highlights May 22, 2011: Obama Addresses AIPAC — Reaffirms His Position on Israel’s 1967 Borders — Canada Objects, Palin, & Gingrich Criticize

POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS THE HEADLINES…. Obama to AIPAC: Israelis, [...]

Full Text: President Barack Obama’s Speech at AIPAC

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS Remarks by the President at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2011 Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. May 22, 2011 4:55 PM President Obama at 2011 AIPAC Policy Conference 10:56 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Good morning. Thank you. Thank you so much. Please, have [...]

Political Highlights May 20, 2011: President Obama & Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Meet & Disagree over Israel Borders

POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. IN FOCUS: OBAMA & NETANYAHU MEET Doug Mills/The New York Times [...]

Gil Troy: Obama Offered Two Speeches in One — Neither Worked

Featured Historian: Gil Troy By Gil Troy Despite the talk about “Obama’s Mideast speech” Thursday, I actually heard two separate addresses. In the first, President Barack Obama offered vague nostrums about the “Arab spring,” best summarized in three words: Democracy is good. Obama transitioned awkwardly to the second speech, about Israelis and Palestinians, saying: “Let [...]

Full Text: US President Barack Obama & Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Joint Press Conference

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel After Bilateral Meeting President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, in the Oval Office, May 20, 2011. (by Pete Souza) Oval Office 1:35 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, let me, first of all, welcome again Prime Minister [...]

Full Text: President Barack Obama’s Arab Spring Speech — Asserting Israel Must Adopt Pre-1967 Borders

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa May 19, 2011 1:19 PM Moment of Opportunity: American Diplomacy in the Middle East & North Africa State Department, Washington, DC 12:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, have a [...]