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President Obama Should Try to Reset Relations with Benjamin Netanyahu
(Washington Post) Editorial - The barnyard epithet directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by a "senior administration official" reflects an unreasonable and disproportionate reaction to Mr. Netanyahu's resistance to U.S. nostrums on matters of crucial importance to his country - as well as rank unprofessionalism by one or more of the president's senior aides. U.S. administrations have often clashed with Israeli governments. But presidents prior to Mr. Obama tended to smooth over differences, at least in public. They understood that an open rift with Israel could encourage political assaults on the Jewish state by U.S. allies and military adventurism by adversaries - such as Iran. Given the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and the very real threat that it will spread and escalate, Mr. Obama would be wise to initiate a reset with Mr. Netanyahu.