A new Israeli government that does not back a two-state solution will make the U.S. job of defending Israel “a lot tougher,” according to Wendy Sherman, a top State Department official.
The now-famous snipe against Bibi is emblematic of deteriorating Obama-Netanyahu relations at a time of anxiety over Iran, U.S. elections and the Palestinians’ statehood bid.
The Obama administration is consulting closely with Mahmoud Abbas during the current Israel-Hamas fight, banking on the Palestinian Authority president as a peace partner.