It has long been a meme of the right that Obama hates Israel ,and Israel hates Obama .In truth Ehud Barak’s estimation of Obama is that Obama ‘s is one of the strongest Presidents supporting Israel in the past 30 years . The flap with Netanyahu was due to the untimely announcement in Israel by one of it’s ministers regarding the settlements ,while a US Delegation arrived . There have been disagreements with Israel in the past with US Administrations over the settlements , in fact several threats to cut-off loans , came at the hands of GW ,other Republican Admins threatened witholding arms while Israel was at war ! Obama NEVER made any such threats . The Right makes big that flap ,as if a defining factor between the Obama Admin and Israel . Gregory has obviously cast his lot with the right and apparently shows no shame in publicly losing his journalistic objectivism . I think Gregory ought to be called out on his behavior as a panderer , I’m glad Netanyahu did not fall into the trap .