Bob Kagan writes today
[B]y insisting that the Israeli government not only put a freeze on new settlements but also halt “natural growth” in existing settlements, the administration has set up an unavoidable and possibly unpleasant confrontation with Israel, precisely at the moment it is importuning a truculent Iran. This sets up quite an image: Unclench the fist at a government that daily calls us the Great Satan, while balling up a fist at a longtime ally.
While Obama smiles and bows before the Saudi King, his administration is debating ways to sanction Israel. It’s a stunning contrast, and it will only get worse as Obama heads to Egypt. President Obama refused to describe Egypt’s leader as “authoritarian” in an interview yesterday, saying “I tend not to use labels for folks.” And he will speak at Cairo University, which as the Washington Post explains is the very model of totalitarian higher-ed:
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