After the Israelis embarrassed Joe Biden and effectively scrapped his initiative to start new talks, Netanyahu rightfully apologized to Biden and ordered to probe to see that better procedures were followed. Not to be outdone, however, Abraham Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League, announced that the ADL was "shocked and stunned" the "gross overreaction" of the administration, and noted that "One can only wonder how far the U.S. is prepared to go in distancing itself from Israel in order to placate the Palestinians."
Guess what ADL? When Israel screws up and publicly humiliates the vice president, you give the administration two choices: say little and once again reinforce the idea that the United States is a biased participant in the peace process, or rebuke the incident and yes, maybe gain some greatly needed trust from the Palestinian side. Israel's relationship with the United States is strong and won't be in jeopardy anytime soon. So if the US needs to save a little face because and gain a little bit of credibility at the negotiating table, let them have it, won't you?
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