James Mattis
Israeli Defense Minister Asks Mattis To Build ‘Moderate’ Middle East Alliance
“The real division today, it’s not between Jews and Muslims or Christians, it’s not between Shiite or Sunni…but between moderate and radical people.”
Steve Mnuchin Is In A ‘Suicide Pact’ With Mattis And Tillerson
The three major cabinet secretaries have reportedly all promised to resign if President Trump tries to get rid of one of them.
Tenth-Grader Lands Interview With Defense Secretary James Mattis
“I never really thought it would work,” said Teddy Fischer, a sophomore at Mercer Island High School outside Seattle.
Our Modern Chieftain King
Through Donald Trump, we are witnessing the chieftainization of the American presidency — to our peril.
Is Trump Losing Morton Klein?
“I said…that we’ve gone from the most anti-Israeli president, Obama, to Donald Trump, the most pro-Israeli president, but I think I spoke too soon.”
Trump’s Middle East Policy Is ‘Welcome Change,’ Netanyahu Tells Mattis
(JTA) — President Trump’s recent actions in the Middle East are “a welcome change,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis during a meeting Friday in Jerusalem.
Some Surprising Jewish Authors Are Guiding Defense Secretary James Mattis
Unlike certain members of the administration he serves, Mattis is a dedicated reader
‘Mad Dog’ Mattis and ‘The Bouncer’ Lieberman Agree To ‘Continue Close Collaboration’
JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to further their collaboration.
James Mattis, Trump’s Pick as Defense Secretary, Calls Tel Aviv Capital of Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense said at confirmation hearings that Tel Aviv is Israel’s capital — apparently at odds with the president-elect, who has said he intends to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. “The capital of Israel that I go to, sir, is Tel Aviv, sir, because that’s where…
How Trump Sends Mixed Message With David Friedman Pick for Israel Envoy
Donald Trump’s choice of bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman for ambassador to Israel may possibly signal a dramatic policy move in the direction of the Israeli right. Or it might not. It depends on how you read the tea leaves. The messages coming out of Trump Tower are unusually scrambled, even for that gold-plated hothouse.
