The furor over British plans to rent embassy space in Tel Aviv from settlements-builder Lev Leviev is building. This piece in the Independent happily treats settlers as pariahs, citing the Unicef decision to take no contributions from Leviev. Even the Tory is angry about the plans. A black eye for Gordon Brown, who said he opposes settlements. I wager this plan will be scuttled. Says here that the British apologized for inviting settlers to the Queen's birthday party. Them are some sanctions with teeth!
Now think about this. Is there any mainstream American discourse around the same issue? Is Sheldon Adelson pilloried by politicians? Can Obama even attack the neocons or the settlements? Something is rotten in the state of D.C.
