“Obama is a fool, and Kerry is an idiot.” “The Americans’ behavior has angered not only Israel, but all moderate forces in the region.” “There is no other way to describe [American dealings] than as a perversion of morality and diplomacy.” Those were some of the nicer things one could hear Israelis muttering about the American leadership this week. At first, Israelis were frustrated by inequitable American ceasefire demands and proposals that they at first believed were designed to protect Washington’s interests in the region and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. But then senior Democratic officials began commenting to the media, and the depths of the administration’s incompetence as regards Hamas and the threat Israel is facing became clear. israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/24806/
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:12:05 +0000
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