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Originally Posted by silentreader
If we're not still their staunchest ally then I don't know who is.
I understand why people are reading this as Obama turning his back on Israel, but that's not my reading. I see it as him giving in to letting them get slapped on the wrist in order to avoid having a 14-1 vote against them on a much more serious charge. Either way, the US will shield them from all consequences of their actions.
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I agree that we are still their ally, but I am alluding to the fact that if they feel pushed enough into a corner, ally or not, they will get to a point where they are going to do what they feel is necessary to preserve their state. I also understand that we are going to support them whether or not it is
open support or behind closed doors.
Jerusalem Post....."Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman called the planned crossing of the Suez by the Iranian ships a “provocation that proves that the overconfidence of the Iranians is growing from day to day.”
Speaking at a meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, Lieberman lashed out at the international community which he said was regretfully not doing enough to confront the Iranian provocations. Lieberman also said he expected the world to "put the Iranians in their place. We are the true allies of the United States in the region, and the only ones that share its values."
“The international community needs to understand that Israel will not be able to ignore these provocations forever,” he said."
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We will have to see how things continue to work out in the ME.