Israel’s Relations With The US Reach A New Low After Netanyahu’s Reelection

After Prime Minister Netanyahu’s comments that there would be no Palestinian state under his leadership, US-Israeli relations seem at an unprecedented low. Was this just election rhetoric or are relations likely to significantly shift?, theworldweekly.com reports.

Many commentators this week identified a new, potentially all-time low in US-Israeli relations, days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party swept to a surprisingly clear election victory. President Barack Obama was unequivocal on Tuesday: “The issue is not a matter of personal relations but a substantive challenge. We believe two states are the best way to preserve Israel's security and that continues to be our view.

Netanyahu has a different approach”. In similarly strong words, Mr. Obama’s chief of staff, Dennis McDonough, told 3,000 delegates at a conference organised by the liberal pro-Israel J Street group on Monday: “An occupation that has lasted for almost 50 years must end, and the Palestinian people must have the right to live in and govern themselves in their own sovereign state”. Read Full Article Here