Monday, 5 March 2012

Daily Briefing

Monday, March 5,T

FEATURED STORY

Obama: Diplomacy still best way to stop Iran nukes, but military option on table

President Obama said it was still possible to resolve Iran's suspected bid for a nuclear weapon through diplomacy, but added that a military option was still on the table and that containment was not an option. Read more »


Keeping it classy, Beren (Culturemap Houston)

The Jewish basketball team that captured national attention last week came up short in its quest for a state title this weekend, but Chris Baldwin writes that the team still has much to be proud of.

Narrowing the boycott (Forward)

An American peace activist writes that proponents of boycott should distinguish between goods made in the settlements and those made in Israel proper. That they fail to do so implicates them in a larger enterprise of undermining Israel's very legitimacy.

Why the Jews don't trust Obama on Israel (Wall Street Journal)

An adviser to the Romney campaign says that concern over Barack Obama's commitment to Israel can be summed up in a single word: deterrence.