Special Frenemies
President Obama and newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have their first meeting in a few weeks, a test of the special relationship between two countries that are now led by men with very different ideas about how to pursue peace in the Middle East.
President Obama and newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have their first meeting in a few weeks, a test of the special relationship between two countries that are now led by men with very different ideas about how to pursue peace in the Middle East.
The BBC points out that although public conflict is unlikely, it remains unclear how Obama, Netanyahu and Israel’s nationalist foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman — who once called for his Arab colleagues in the Knesset to be executed — will find a way to work together.
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Mr Lieberman has promised “new approaches, new ideas, new visions”.
It is questionable whether that will be good enough for Barack Obama.
Since taking office, he and his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, have gone out of their way to insist a two state solution is the only solution to the decades old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The opposition leader's ties to ultra-nationalist party chief Lieberman appear to strengthen ahead of the March 2 vote.
This throws the country’s paralyzed political system into further disarray and threatens the long-time leader’s grip on power.
The far-right leader has failed to form a government, but it's possible his rival, Benny Gantz, will also fall short.
Its historic move gives the Blue and White Party chairman the edge over Netanyahu; maverick Lieberman is still the key power broker.
Initial exit polls show the longtime Israeli leader is falling short of securing a parliamentary majority with his hard-line allies.
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