The Growing Rift Between Israel And The U.S.

Netanyahu and Obama. Photo: Jim Young/ Reuters

New York Times: White House Antagonism Toward Netanyahu Grows

WASHINGTON — The White House is stepping up its antagonism toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite his victory in this week’s elections, signaling that it is in no rush to repair a historic rift between the United States and Israel.

The sharpened tone indicates that the Obama administration may be re-evaluating its relationship with its closest ally in the Middle East, having lost patience with Mr. Netanyahu in the closing days of an election campaign in which he spotlighted deep disagreements with President Obama over a Palestinian state and a nuclear deal with Iran.

“You reach a tipping point,” said Daniel C. Kurtzer, a former American ambassador to Israel and Egypt. “It’s the culmination of six and a half years of frustration, including some direct hits at the president’s prestige and the office of the presidency.”

WNU Editor: The New York Times contempt for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been openly revealed in the past few weeks .... so this article is not a surprise. What is a surprise is that the White House is now openly stating that they are going to re-evaluate their relationship with Israel. What will this re-evaluation entail .... I do not know .... but I suspect that we are going to get a taste of it in the next few weeks/months with the announcement of an Iranian nuclear deal .... followed by reports a few days later that Israel was not consulted and/or informed.