Bloomberg says that the flotilla incident demonstrates that Obama’s relationship with Israel is no different from Bush and Clinton’s."Obama’s Israel Policy Showing No Difference With Clinton-Bush."
Oh, and an important data point: the other day at Carnegie, Christopher Heffelfinger, who I believe is a genuine scholar of Islam at West Point, said the same thing:
"[Since Cairo] in reality none of the policies have changed. So I think it’s not difficult for them [extremists] to make an argument that, hey, whoever you elect, there’s no difference, you know? And the situation in Gaza, with Israel and the Palestinian question, is no closer to being resolved. It doesn’t seem any – look any closer during this administration."
Heffelfinger also referred to "atrocities" in Gaza, and the panel was moderated by Chris Boucek, who struck me as fairminded. Carnegie seems to have stirred from its thuggery during the Anatol Lieven days.
