Leaked email: Israeli officials see Obama as ‘weak,’ ‘pro-Muslim,’ ‘anti-Israel’

Leaked email: Israeli officials see Obama as ‘weak,’ ‘pro-Muslim,’ ‘anti-Israel’

(CNSNews.com) – Weeks before the Iran nuclear deal was finalized last summer, a former U.S. ambassador reportedly told a senior Hillary Clinton campaign adviser he was struck by "the depth of antipathy and distrust of President Obama" he encountered among Israeli officials and former officials across the political spectrum, who viewed the president as "'weak,' 'pro-Muslim,' and 'anti-Israel.'"

The observation is contained in one of a series of emails purported sent by Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat to Clinton campaign adviser Jake Sullivan, among a batch of leaked Clinton campaign-related emails released by Wikileaks late last week and early this week.

Donald Trump’s unsustainable tax cut for the rich
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Donald Trump’s unsustainable tax cut for the rich

Jonathan Haughton

Second only to lawyers, economists are the subject of frequent jokes. For example: "If all the economists were laid end to end, they would never reach a conclusion." The follow-up joke is that "if all economists were laid end to end, that would be a good thing." Yes, economists can disagree. Yet, they can agree, as well.

We, along with three co-authors, recently finished a series of studies of the Trump and Clinton tax plans. We all signed off on the methodology and the findings. You can see these studies at www.beaconhill.org.

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