Obama and Netanyahu mending fences?

July 6 - Visiting the White House for fence-mending talks, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu received a warmer welcome than in March when President Obama kept him at arms' length. Jon Decker reports. Reuters

Rosie O'Donnell is puzzled by the backlash against Helen Thomas

Rosie's on a roll, first she openly supports communism, and now she agrees that Israel is occupying "Palestine". Rosie and her crew seem amazed that people reacted negatively to Thomas' comments.

I'm amazed that they're amazed.

Obama takes photo with Abbas after refusing picture with Netanyahu

Sending a clear message to the Arab world, President Obama refused to take official White House photos with Israel's PM Netanyahu during his March visit. But he is more than happy to have a sit down photo op with Mahmoud Abbas, which seems to be part of a disturbing trend; and I don't know when this photo was taken, but I find it disturbing as well (note the body language).


Yet another indicator that the Obama administration has changed America's footing toward Israel. Continue>>


UPDATE: Gee, I wonder what Krauthammer thinks about these developments...



HT: Gateway Pundit


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Esteemed "journalist" Helen Thomas to Jews in Israel: "Get the hell out of Palestine... go back to Poland..."

And, as you can see in the following video, this kind of thinking is also well represented on our college campuses.

Schumer continues to confront Obama on Israel

Schumer: Obama's 'counter-productive' Israel policy 'has to stop'

New York Senator Chuck Schumer harshly criticized the Obama Administration's attempts to exert pressure on Israel today, making him the highest-ranking Democrat to object to Obama's policies in such blunt terms. Continue>>

HT: Politico

Obama has refused all Israeli military requests since entering office in 2009

Sarah Palin - Needed: A Reset with Israel

The Obama Administration reaches out to some of the world’s worst regimes in the name of their engagement policy. America and our allies watch as sanctions are eased on Cuba. Letters are written to Iran’s mullahs only to see that regime start killing protestors in the streets of Tehran. Envoys are sent to North Korea as they continue to defy the world’s demand to give up their nuclear weapons. The Burmese military junta’s representative is allowed to travel to our nation’s capital. The President’s envoy for Sudan talks about giving that genocidal regime “gold stars,” while the President shakes hands with Venezuela’s tyrannical leader. In the midst of all this embracing of enemies, where does the Obama Administration choose to escalate a minor incident into a major diplomatic confrontation? With Iran, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea or Burma? No. With our treasured ally, Israel.

Last October, Secretary of State Clinton recognized Israel’s desire for peace in the Middle East and praised Israel’s “unprecedented” concessions for agreeing to halt settlement construction in the West Bank, a concession that did NOT include halting construction of apartments for Jews in Jerusalem. Even last week after planned construction was announced, Vice President Biden still expressed “appreciation” for the “significant” steps taken by the Israeli government to address this minor issue. Now, however, we see the Obama Administration has decided to escalate, make unilateral demands of Israel, and threaten the very foundation of the US-Israel relationship. This is quickly leading to the worst crisis in US-Israel relations in decades, and yet this did not have to happen. More importantly, it needs to stop before it spirals out of control. Vice President Biden should rein in the overheated Obama Administration rhetoric and chill the political spin masters’ fire as they visit the Sunday media shows to criticize Israel.

Once again, the Obama Administration is missing the boat on a very, very important issue. They need to go back to the basics and acknowledge Palestinian leaders have not progressed any peace process since President Obama was elected. As Israel makes concessions (and is still criticized by the Obama Administration), Arab leaders are just sitting back waiting for the White House to further pressure Israel. The Obama Administration needs to open its eyes and recognize that it is only Iran and her terrorist allies that benefit from this manufactured Israeli controversy. Vice President Biden was actually right when he said last week, before the construction announcement, that “one necessary precondition for progress is that the rest of the world knows...there is absolutely no space between the United States and Israel when it comes to security.” Right now, thanks to the Obama Administration, there is a chasm. It’s time for President Obama to push the reset button on our relations with our ally Israel.

- Sarah Palin

Obama takes aim at Israel

Why does the Obama administration take such a tough stance with Israel over a political gaff while cozying up to some of the worlds worst regimes?

Israel calls home ALL ambassadors

For the first time ever, Israel has called ALL of its ambassadors and consuls home for meetings this week in Jerusalem.