What America’s New Policy Toward Israel Could Look Like

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“Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a two state solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict has pushed the Obama administration to re-assess America’s policy towards Israel and widened a growing diplomatic rift between the two countries.

“It’s almost like the mask was ripped off and you saw the real face and now they’re trying to put the mask back on, but nobody who saw the real face will ever be fooled by the mask again,” Alan Elsner, a Vice President at J Street, said, referring to the Prime Minister’s efforts to walk back his comments ruling out the creation of a Palestinian state.

“And while regional experts ThinkProgress contacted agreed that the United States will not reduce military or intelligence cooperation with the Jewish state, the administration has hinted that it could stop vetoing United Nations Security Council resolutions Israel opposes. Officials have also floated the possibility of introducing or backing a U.N. resolution that establishes the parameters and definitions for a two-state solution.” More