[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"In other words, US sympathy for Israel's position vis a vis Iran depends on Israel's willingness to live up to its commitment to get out of the West Bank and permit the establishment of a Palestinian state there, in Gaza, and East Jerusalem."

In other words, "sympathy" for Israel's "position" (that is, its mulish insistence on its right to exist) v. Iran (a large, resource-rich nation whose messianic nutjob-in-chief has repeatedly threatened Armageddon and derided Israel's legitimacy) is now a pawn.

That's worse than being thrown under the bus. Fortunately I think Netanyahu is smart enough to say to hell with Obama and to hell with America. I wouldn't blame him a bit. We are a perilous ally, and a more perilous benefactor. One becomes dependent on us at great risk-- speaking of Iran, just ask the Shah. Bibi would do his country a great favor to ratchet that back as quickly as possible. And move on Iran before it's too late.

It is beyond reprehensible. Shame on Emanuel, revealed as just another self-hater now. And shame on Hillary Clinton for not standing up and saying, "I speak for foreign policy, thank you very much. Rahm is just the office manager."

[STARWISE]

It is beyond reprehensible. Shame on Emanuel,

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Ditto! Beyond shameful and evil.

[Graymatter]

We are a perilous ally, and a more perilous benefactor.

Israel was once a media darling, a cover girl. Now can't get a date with 0bama. One hopes Israel has contingent plans for going it alone, because they are alone and have been for years...on a diminishing sliver of land between Devil and deep blue.

Eventually there will be hell to pay, and hell tends to consume not only evildoers, but those who enable evil.

I do not believe this nation can survive if Israel goes down. A world war began when an archduke went down, and Israel is more than an archduke.

[PghBaldy]

Funny thing is, the extreme left/Muslim world/Neo-Nazis think Rahm is proof the “Zionists” are calling the shots. It is tragic the stupidity of this vile man Rahm. I believe he cares for Israel, but is blind. Not so with Obama or Clinton though.