After a career of bullying, Netanyahu may have gone too far at the wrong time. No word yet on when special envoy George Mitchell will head back to Israel though much of that will have to do with how and when Netanyahu responds. While the GOP continues to support the chaotic environment, Democrats and General Petraeus are supporting a new, positive direction in the region. Is there ever any kind of reform that the GOP doesn't reject or block? The Guardian:
As rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem in protests dubbed "a day of rage", Clinton sent a double-edged message to Israel.
She softened the tone of remarks coming from the Obama administration over the last few days by talking about the deep bonds between the two countries. But she combined this by firmly placing the onus on Israel to make concessions needed to get the Palestinians back into talks.
Clinton told reporters at the state department that the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, had to take action to show he was serious about a peace process. She said: "We are engaged in very active consultations with the Israelis over steps that we think would demonstrate the requisite commitment to the process. It's been a very important effort on their part as well as ours. We know how hard this is. This is a very difficult, complex matter. But the Obama administration is committed to a two-state solution."
