John McCain to Obama: 'Get over your temper tantrum' on Israel

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says President Obama needs to grow up and "get over" his disagreements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Get over your temper tantrum, Mr. President," McCain said Sunday on CNN's State of the Union. "It's time that we work together with our Israeli friends and try to stem this tide of ISIS and Iranian movement throughout the region."

Ahead of last week's elections, Netanyahu promised to never allow the formation of a Palestinian state on his watch, a vow that ran counter to long-held U.S. foreign policy. Already miffed at Netanyahu's hawkish speech to Congress earlier this month, Obama warned in an interview with The Huffington Post this weekend that the Israeli PM's rhetoric was damaging and could "erode the name of democracy" in Israel. —Jon Terbush

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