Posted on 03/16/2010 4:20:11 PM PDT by SJackson
The Obama administration is drawing fierce criticism from both sides of the aisle for appearing to take dead aim at U.S. policy toward Israel by exploiting a dispute that began as a mere bureaucratic blunder.
The Obama administration is drawing fierce criticism from both sides of the aisle for appearing to take dead aim at U.S. policy toward Israel by exploiting a dispute that began as a mere bureaucratic blunder.
Critics suggest the turn against Israel is the latest in a series of diplomatic shifts that appear to give other Middle Eastern nations more weight -- while top U.S. officials were applying the squeeze to America's closest ally in the region, the administration was trying to lead the first U.S. ambassador to Syria in five years through confirmation.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that the "unwavering commitment" to Israel is unchanged despite the escalating feud over a Jerusalem housing project.
"Mature, bilateral relationships can have disagreements, and this is one of those disagreements," he said. "It does not break the unbreakable bond that we have with the Israeli government and the Israeli people on their security."
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In fairness to The One, he's entitled to his own opinion of who America's enemies are. I'm not surprised it's at odds with most Americans.
Giving the pali’s permission to murder more Israeli’s.
It’s clear now to everyone that Israel is a “problem”. If Israel didn’t exist, the “problem” would be somewhere else.
Anyone know anything about this interesting comment?
What really triggered US-Israel crisis?
DEBKAfile DEBKA-Net-Weekly March 16, 2010, 12:28 PM (GMT+02:00)Tags: Iran nuclear Israel Obama
Start of the US-Israel crisisThe fire was first set in the Persian Gulf in December 2009 - long before Vice President Joe Biden took offense over Israel’s announcement of 1,600 new homes for East Jerusalem.
In its next issue out Friday, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses the trouble simmered under the surface after President Barack Obama abruptly shut down a secret US-Israel cooperative project against Iran going strong for two years.
Don’t miss exclusive revelations about this project and the aftermath of its demise.
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