President Obama’s comments this week suggest he has not heeded the calls of leading pro-Israel lawmakers and Jewish organizational leaders to tone down his disagreement with Israel.
The move comes several months after Israel froze the revenues in response to the Palestinian Authority’s application to join the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Envoy Ron Dermer has become “persona non grata” due to his role in Netanyahu’s controversial speech to the Congress, and that endangers Israel, Erel Margalit wrote.