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Israeli Foreign Ministry: U.S. Ignored Arab Radicalization
(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid and Jonathan Lis - For months before the attacks on U.S. embassies, senior Israel Foreign Ministry officials claimed that Washington was ignoring the increasing radicalization in Arab states. The attacks on U.S. embassies and consulates in Libya, Tunisia, Yemen and Egypt proved the great hostility to the U.S. and the unwillingness of these country's new leaders to challenge domestic public opinion. Senior Foreign Ministry officials say their conversations with their Washington counterparts have focused on "radicalizing trends" against not only Israel but also against the U.S. and the West. During a visit to Jerusalem by acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs A. Elizabeth Jones, "The Americans were constantly trying to supply explanations and excuses for events in the post-revolution Arab states, and simply ignored the problems," one senior Israeli official said. "Only now, after what happened to their embassies, the Americans are beginning to understand the situation."