Israel Matzav: The 'marriage counselor'

The 'marriage counselor'

In Sunday's New York Times, the inimitable Thomas Friedman tries to play 'marriage counselor' between the Obama administration and Israelis. Here's his bottom line (Hat Tip: David F).

Bottom line: Israelis need to understand this is not the Bush administration anymore, where they had the run of the White House; they have a real problem with America on settlements. Mr. Obama needs to understand that on Arab-Israel affairs, the less you say and the more you do, the better off you are. Every word in this conflict has its own history. Get the deal done — a settlement moratorium for some normalization — and that breakthrough will do the talking.

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Israel Matzav: The 'marriage counselor'