1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="edjqhK1GwT"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-pressuring-israel-to-back-down-from-its-military-and-political-positions">U.S. Pressuring Israel to Back Down from Its Military and Political Positions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/u-s-pressuring-israel-to-back-down-from-its-military-and-political-positions/embed#?secret=edjqhK1GwT" width="600" height="338" title="“U.S. Pressuring Israel to Back Down from Its Military and Political Positions” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="edjqhK1GwT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The impression seemed to be gaining here today that the United States, itself under severe international and some domestic strain, is putting pressures on Israel to back down from its hard won military and political positions. While little hard evidence was publicly visible, knowledgeable observers held that Washington is saying in effect to Israel–“We saved […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315