Once again I feel the need to apologize to Israel for the behavior of our president.
President Barack Obama and French President Nicholas Sarkozy were caught making disparaging comments about their Israeli counterpart, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the G-20 Summit last week in Cannes.
The two leaders were unaware their conversation could be overheard by journalists.
In the exchange, Sarkozy said, "I can't stand Netanyahu. He's a liar."
Obama responded, "You're fed up with him, but I have to work with him every day."
In addition to showing stupidity by talking near an open microphone, Obama also signaled to the Arab world that there are cracks in the US-Israeli relationship.
This isn't the first time I've been ashamed of Obama's treatment of Israel, our closest ally. Obama openly criticized Israel for complicating the peace process by settlement building activity. The president also said that any Middle East peace agreement should be based on the pre-1967 borders - borders that Netanyahu insists are indefensible.
Israel is accustomed to defending itself from attacks by neighboring Arab countries who wish to exterminate the Jewish homeland. While the Israelis are more than capable fighters, they shouldn't have to question the loyalty of their biggest ally.
President Barack Obama and French President Nicholas Sarkozy were caught making disparaging comments about their Israeli counterpart, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the G-20 Summit last week in Cannes.
The two leaders were unaware their conversation could be overheard by journalists.
In the exchange, Sarkozy said, "I can't stand Netanyahu. He's a liar."Obama responded, "You're fed up with him, but I have to work with him every day."
In addition to showing stupidity by talking near an open microphone, Obama also signaled to the Arab world that there are cracks in the US-Israeli relationship.
This isn't the first time I've been ashamed of Obama's treatment of Israel, our closest ally. Obama openly criticized Israel for complicating the peace process by settlement building activity. The president also said that any Middle East peace agreement should be based on the pre-1967 borders - borders that Netanyahu insists are indefensible.
Israel is accustomed to defending itself from attacks by neighboring Arab countries who wish to exterminate the Jewish homeland. While the Israelis are more than capable fighters, they shouldn't have to question the loyalty of their biggest ally.
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