JINSA Quoted in the Current Issue of Defense News on U.S. Attitudes Toward Israeli Defense Policy
A recent charm offensive by U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has yet to reassure the Israelis and key U.S. lawmakers, rattled by tense exchanges with the Netanyahu government over Mideast diplomacy, Iran strategy and weapons deals with Arab states.
From and effusive White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early last month to an unusually public accounting of the strategic agenda by a senior State Department official, U.S. pledges of “unbreakable bonds” and “unshakable ties” have become mantras in Washington.
A recent charm offensive by U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has yet to reassure the Israelis and key U.S. lawmakers, rattled by tense exchanges with the Netanyahu government over Mideast diplomacy, Iran strategy and weapons deals with Arab states.
From and effusive White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early last month to an unusually public accounting of the strategic agenda by a senior State Department official, U.S. pledges of “unbreakable bonds” and “unshakable ties” have become mantras in Washington.