Many of us who support a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict had hoped Zippi livni would be the new PM.
The election of Netanyahu has definitely set the two state solution backwards.
Obama alluded to that fact in his last press conference,responding to a question about if the election of a right wing government makes peace efforts difficult,he said
"It's not easier than it was but I think that it's just as necessary. We don't know yet how the Israeli government will look like and the future leadership of the Palestinians,"
http://www.haaretz.com/...
Now there are reports of growing tension between Netanyahu and the White house including the Chief of staff Rahm.
Barack is apparently not going to take shit from netanyahu.
http://www.theage.com.au/...
Watching the drama unfold inside Israel, the increasingly tense dialogue between US President Barack Obama and new Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking on all the trappings of a duel.
Almost every day brings news of another sore point between the two countries, a source of yet further inflammation of their once warm relations.
The funniest part of this article is that apparently former israeli PM could just show up in washington and be hosted by Dubya,sometimes with just a phone call notice.
Well there,s a new sheriff in town and that tradition is over.
Washington sources added that the Obama Administration would not be continuing the tradition that had developed during the Bush years of hosting Israeli prime ministers whenever they showed up in town, sometimes with just a phone call's notice.
The first meeting with Obama was called off,and Netanyahu hoping to meet Obama during his visit to DC was told the president would not be in town.
Rahm lays down the law to netanyahu,shockingly
No less a figure than White House chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel — whose father fought with the militant Zionist group the Irgun, and whose appointment had provided such reassurance to Israeli officials — was quoted this week laying down the law to Israel.
If Israel wants US help to defuse the Iranian threat, Mr Emanuel was reported to have told Jewish leaders in Washington, then get ready to start evacuating settlements in the West Bank
Interestingly obama is demanding a freeze on Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank, and he dropped the Bush administration's opposition to Hamas being part of a future Palestinian Authority government.
Biden also warned Netanyahu against attacking Iran in an interview with CNN.
http://www.latimes.com/...
Some israelis get it
All Israelis, says Mr Avraham, understand the vital nature of the relationship between Israel and the US. "If we lose America, then we are alone," he says. "So we must listen to what America wants. But really I think this is more about the little brother testing the limits of the big brother."
I hope Netanyahu gets it.