Netanyahu and Obama. Photo: Jim Young/ Reuters
John Podhoretz: A new inside account of Obama’s Israel ire
When it’s released June 23, the new book by bestselling historian Michael Oren is going to be the talk of Washington and Jerusalem — not to mention everywhere people take an interest in the relations between the United States and Israel, which is to say, in many if not most places on the planet.
It’s called “Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide,” and I’m not sure that in the annals of diplomatic history there’s ever been anything quite like this astonishing account of Oren’s four years (2009-2013) as Israel’s ambassador in Washington.
It’s an ultimate insider’s story told while all the players save Oren are still in place; the Israeli prime minister he served still holds office and the administration to which he was the ambassador will remain in power until January 2017.
WNU Editor: From my viewpoint .... President Obama has .... since Day One .... always made it very clear that he is not an unconditional supporter of Israel. But what I find surprising about this report is that Michael Oren (Israel’s former ambassador in Washington and the focus of this story) has only recently figured this out.
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