Yoram Ettinger

Ambassador (Retired) Yoram Ettinger is an insider on US-Israel relations, Mideast politics and overseas investments in Israel's high tech. He is a consultant to members of the Israeli Cabinet and Knesset, and regularly briefs US legislators and their staff. A graduate of UCLA and undergraduate at UTEP, he served amongst other things, as Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel's Embassy in Washington. He is the editor of "Straight from the Jerusalem Cloakroom and Boardroom" newsletters on issues of national security and overseas investments in Israel's high-tech.

Most Recent Articles by Yoram Ettinger:

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Islamic terrorism—extrinsic or intrinsic? September 19, 2017
Have Islamic terrorism and violence – in Muslim and non-Muslim countries - been extrinsic or intrinsic elements of Islam?
Israeli hightech attracts more overseas investors September 9, 2017
Israeli export of goods and services grew by 6% during the first half of 2017
US anti-Semitism superseded by civic foundations August 27, 2017
They established the 400-year-old foundation (since 1620) for the special affinity of the American people for the Jewish State, and America's high esteem for the Old Testament, which dwarf the significance of supremacists and any other form of anti-I
Quo Vadis the Arab Tsunami (a.k.a. “the Arab Spring”)? August 21, 2017
Acquaintance with Middle East "modernization"
Reality vs. political correctness August 16, 2017
Relinquishing control of the over-towering mountain ridges of Judea and Samaria, would amount to a self-destruct subordination of long-term security to short-terms convenience
Arabs marginalize the Palestinian issue August 7, 2017
Al Aqsa has been abandoned by those who profess the leadership of the Muslim World
Israel - a cybersecurity powerhouse July 21, 2017
Obstacles to peace: a politically-incorrect diagnosis July 18, 2017
Will contemporary policy-makers avoid--or repeat--severe blunders?
US pressure on Israel? No need to panic! June 26, 2017
Will President Trump learn from past mistakes, by avoiding self-defeating pressure on Washington's most reliable, effective, democratic and unconditional ally?
Israel’s economy - persistent defiance of conventional wisdom June 15, 2017
Israel has displayed a unique level of resilience, steadfastness, stability and creativity
The Palestinian-North Korean Connection June 12, 2017
Such praise reflects Mahmoud Abbas' own track record of hate-education, terrorism and violation of civil liberties, providing another evidence of the nature of the proposed Palestinian state
The 1967 Six Day War mega-bonus to the USA May 25, 2017
Scrutinize the larger context of US-Israel relations, concentrate on the Arab “walk” and not on the Arab “talk,” and focus on top – and not low – national security priorities?!
Secretary Tillerson’s political correctness May 19, 2017
Will President Trump and Secretary Tillerson embrace Middle East reality, and reject political correctness, by avoiding procrastination on the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem,
Israel’s economy surges against all odds May 4, 2017
Convergence of US-Israel national security interests April 30, 2017
An Israel-like ally in the Persian Gulf would have dramatically minimized US military involvement in Persian Gulf conflicts, and drastically reduced the monthly, mega-billion dollar cost of US military units and bases in the Persian Gulf and Indian O
Israel - US Relations: a mutually beneficial bilateral bond April 23, 2017
Israel is a unique national-security producer for the US, in face of the imminent threats of Iran's Ayatollahs and Islamic terrorism
Is the Palestinian issue a core cause of Mideast turbulence? March 24, 2017
The disintegration of the Arab Middle East, especially Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen, is a derivative of the endemic, tribal, religious, ethnic, geographic and ideological intra-Muslim fragmentation, not the Palestinian issue
The State Department – a systematic blunderer March 17, 2017
The failed track record of the State Department, in the Middle East, does not warrant adherence to its proposals
Israel’s economic surge in defiance of adversity February 26, 2017
Israel is a rising power with a growing impact on world affairs
A Palestinian state: is it good/bad for the USA? February 15, 2017
Should the US be expected to cut off its nose to spite its face?!
Can Israel rely on foreign peacekeepers and security guarantees? February 12, 2017
Israel’s security prerequisites in the real Middle East February 6, 2017
A retreat from the mountain ridges of Judea, Samaria would import the terroristic Gaza-reality, transforming Israel from an assertive national security producer – for the US - to a feeble national security consumer, burdening the US
Israel’s globalized economy sets new records January 14, 2017
Israel, a well-established military and intelligence powerhouse -- a producer of national security for the US, pro-US Arab states and the Free World
Secretary Kerry’s suspension of disbelief December 30, 2016
The US' and Israel's national security, and the pursuit of peace, require long-term, tenacious commitment to realism, in defiance of oversimplification, short-term convenience and suspension of disbelief
Obama’s self-defeating settlements policy December 26, 2016
US national security and the peace process will be well-served by avoiding gross misperceptions and misrepresentations, as reflected by the current US policy and the State Department bureaucracy, which enabled UN Security Council Resolution 2334
The Islam-Driven Terrorism Volcano September 24, 2016
Islam-driven terrorism has dominated the history of Islam
Palestinian Demographic Manipulation September 11, 2016
Palestinian statistics are a classic case of lies damn lieas and manipulating statistics
Israel’s economy – an island of stability July 28, 2016
Against all odds – Israel is an Island of success
Cisco highlights global confidence in Israel July 1, 2016
Israel’s unique role as the most effective battle-tested laboratory of the US defense industries
Protected-Christians in Arab lands June 24, 2016
Transferring Bethlehem to the Palestinian Authority would relegate it to a town of many churches, but devoid of Christians