Israel Doesn't Recognize the New Hillary

There's a sizable population of Jewish people in New York State, and thus Hillary Clinton had to play nice with them and assure them that she supported Israel. Now that she's Secretary of State she has reverted to what she probably really believes - the problems in Gaza are all the Israeli's fault:

In a swift about face from her views as New York's senator, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now hammering Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.

As first lady, Clinton raised eyebrows when she kissed Suha Arafat.

Since she was then seeking a Senate seat the resulting brouhaha caused her to "re-think" her positions.

"I'm a very strong supporter of Israel," Clinton said back in February 2000.

On Thursday, as Secretary of State she had yet another about face in the form of angry messages demanding Israel speed up aid to Gaza. Jewish leaders are furious.
"I am very surprised, frankly, at this statement from the United States government and from the secretary of state," said Mortimer Zuckerman, publisher of the New York Daily News and member of the NYC Jewish Community Relations Council.

"I liked her a lot more as a senator from New York," Assemblyman Dov Hikind, D-Brooklyn, said. "Now, I wonder as I used to wonder who the real Hillary Clinton is."

Clinton's decision to hammer Israel comes as the Clintons and President Barack Obama are planning to give the Palestinians $900 million toward the rebuilding of Gaza in the wake of the Israeli offensive that was sparked by Hamas rocket fire.

I'm sure Israel is starting to realize that the days of unqualified support from the U.S. are over...for now.

In a related story, a shill for the Saudis has been chosen to head the National Intelligence Council. His anti-Israel views are pretty well known. More here.