The reported comment from a senior White House official that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a "chickenshit" marks a new low in an administration that has been remarkably incompetent recently in foreign affairs. But beyond that, it reflects an unrealistic policy toward Israel that has spanned decades and many administrations, in which American politicians, from the safe comfort of America, have tried to tell an embattled Israel what it ought to do. The advice has mostly been bad - aimed more at supporting American interests than Israeli interests. And to their credit, the Israelis have often ignored the bad advice.
Zev Chafets' recent article in Fox News: White House Netanyahu insults: What a 'chickens***' knows about lame ducks is very good. In particular, the five "realities" listed at the bottom of the article that Zev claims Netanyahu knows are a breath of fresh air in a debate that has too long been dominated by unrealistic expectations.
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