On second thought...

In my previous post I came down hard on Israel for its stubborn persistence in colonizing East Jerusalem and its snub to the United States. Today it's time to come down hard on the other side.

In that previous post I expressed amazement that the United States appeared to be letting Israel get away with its Biden snub. I think I spoke too soon, because the more I read, the more it appears that Obama, Biden, Clinton and pretty much everyone else are furious. It took a few days to set in motion, but the diplomatic pressure on Israel appears to be unprecedented. The Anti-Defamation League certainly seems to think so. In a statement ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman wrote:

We are shocked and stunned at the Administration's tone and public dressing down of Israel on the issue of future building in Jerusalem. We cannot remember an instance when such harsh language was directed at a friend and ally of the United States. One can only wonder how far the U.S. is prepared to go in distancing itself from Israel in order to placate the Palestinians in the hope they see it is in their interest to return to the negotiating table.