Jen Rubin makes it clear who she believes should be the senior partner in the US-Israel relationship – Israel:
By now the White House, if it didn’t already, must realize that it poisoned the waters before a meeting with the Israeli prime minister and an appearance before AIPAC. What’s he going to do about it? Frankly, the problem is his. Netanyahu doesn’t have a negotiating partner, but he does have the opportunity before AIPAC and Congress to make his case and educate the public about the nature of the unity government to which Obama is handing off territory . But Obama has a firestorm he has to extinguish, and quickly. Good luck with that, Mr. President.
Obama has handed off no territory to anyone, and specifically said in his speech the following:
For the Palestinians, efforts to delegitimize Israel will end in failure. Symbolic actions to isolate Israel at the United Nations in September won't create an independent state. Palestinian leaders will not achieve peace or prosperity if Hamas insists on a path of terror and rejection. And Palestinians will never realize their independence by denying the right of Israel to exist.
This is now "throwing Israel under the bus". The lies these people tell …
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