The Obama Admin. Has Permanently Destroyed its Standing Among Israelis <http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/08/08/the-obama-admin-has-permanently-destroyed-its-standing-among-israelis/> --- good!!! we don't need or want those extortionists. they can fund and fight their own war with the muzzies.
On Friday, August 8, 2014 1:47:46 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > AUGUST 8TH* | * 12 AV 5774 > > · *ADVERTISE* <http://www.algemeiner.com/advertise/> > > [image: Algemeiner.com] <http://www.algemeiner.com/> > The Obama Admin. Has Permanently Destroyed its Standing Among Israelis > <http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/08/08/the-obama-admin-has-permanently-destroyed-its-standing-among-israelis/> > > > AUGUST 8, 2014 12:00 PM 2 COMMENTS > <http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/08/08/the-obama-admin-has-permanently-destroyed-its-standing-among-israelis/#comments> > *Author:* > > *Dovid Efune* <http://www.algemeiner.com/author/dovid-efune/> > > [image: > http://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Israel-US-flags-300x199.jpg] > > <http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/12/06/economist-corrects-claim-about-american-jewish-views-of-israel/israel-us-flags/> > > The American and Israeli flags. Photo: WikiMedia Commons. > > Sitting with Knesset Member Dov Lipman earlier this week, I could not > resist asking, tongue-in-cheek, who was less popular in Israel nowadays – > Hamas chief Ismael Haniyeh or U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. > > “Kerry is certainly not popular on the Israeli street right now,” he > answered, as only a politician could. > > Joking aside, in my estimation, a poll to find out who is hated more would > actually put them quite close. > > As a result of his constant attempted impositions, condescension, double > standards, hypocrisy, strategic blundering and harsh condemnations > throughout Israel’s Operation Protective Edge, Mr. Kerry, and by extension > his boss President Barack Obama, are both personas non grata in Israel. > > In truth, neither were that well liked beforehand and their credibility as > peace brokers was diminished after the recently concluded, nine-month peace > run. But now, Mr. Kerry and Mr. Obama’s standing in the Jewish state has > been damaged beyond repair. > > According to some reports, at certain points during Israel’s struggle > against Hamas in Gaza, it appeared as if the United States was eager to > open a second, diplomatic front against the Jewish state. > > In one week, the U.S. had to deny handing the Israelis a cease-fire > proposal that all but adopted Hamas’s demands. There was also a harsh phone > call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr. Obama in the > midst of an Israeli cabinet meeting in which the president called for > Israel to unilaterally end its campaign against Hamas. > > The U.S. insistence on looping Hamas allies Turkey and Qatar into > discussions was a source of untold frustration for Israel, as was the > administration’s insistence on issuing strongly worded condemnations every > time Hamas-tied authorities in Gaza claimed civilian casualties from an > Israeli airstrike. > > This stance was especially objectionable after Mr. Obama himself explained > that civilian casualties are among the necessary horrors of any war in an > interview with *The New Yorker* earlier this year. > > “The way I’ve thought about this issue is, I have a solemn duty and > responsibility to keep the American people safe. That’s my most important > obligation as President and Commander-in-Chief,” Mr. Obama said, applying a > calculus the generosity of which he did not grant to the Israeli people. > > But to observers of the U.S.-Israel relationship under Mr. Obama, the > administration’s approach to the war will come as no surprise and neither > will Mr. Netanyahu’s reported demand that Mr. Obama never “second guess me > again.” It has been widely reported that the two have crossed swords > repeatedly over the years over both policy matters and on a personal level. > > The latest spat has led eager Republican Party surrogates to yet again > predict the demise of Jewish support for Mr. Obama’s Democratic Party. But > we have seen that claim before, and it has only ever materialised to a > minimal degree. > > The real, irreversible damage has been done to America’s standing among > the Israeli public. This will have consequences for any future U.S. attempt > to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The > credibility gained during Mr. Obama’s widely hailed March trip to the > Jewish state has now been frivolously squandered. > > By deserting Israel in its hour of greatest need, the Obama administration > has effectively disqualified itself from maintaining a constructive role in > future peacemaking efforts in the region. > > *The author, based in New York, is the Editor-in-Chief of The Algemeiner > and Executive Director of the Gershon Jacobson Foundation. 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