What the growing U.S.-Israel crisis really means

The Obama administration has finally gotten the message: This Israeli government is not a partner for peace

Netanyahu, Obama, 2011
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque))

President Obama might take his time deciding who his adversaries are, but eventually he gets there. This was the case with Republicans in Congress. It was the case with Iran and Russia. And it appears, finally, to be the case with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In a recent piece by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, anonymous administration staffers leveled a series of insults at the Israeli prime minister, with "chickenshit" being the most talked about.

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Matthew Duss is president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace, based in Washington, DC.