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Sneers at Israel Won't Help U.S. Interests in the Mideast

(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - The public show of condescension toward Israel makes no sense for an Administration facing multiple Mideast crises and struggling to keep the friends it has. It makes even less sense if Mr. Obama strikes a nuclear deal with Iran next month. The White House has leaked that it intends to bypass Congress to conclude a deal, but it cannot unilaterally overturn sanctions passed by Congress. Broadcasting its dislike for the Jewish state won't instill confidence in Congress and the public that such a deal won't mortally threaten Israel. Israel will draw its own conclusions about what it needs to do to survive in a tough neighborhood. The Administration's main accomplishment is to have needlessly unsettled an alliance in a fit of pique.

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