It appears the President is inclined to lean on Israel to accept more risk in Gaza—abandon the blockade, which would further radicalize the region vis-à-vis greater Iranian influence and increase violence against Israelis.

by  Robert Maginnis at Human Events

The contrived Turkish-led aid flotilla crisis was intended to force Israel to lift its arms blockade of Gaza. While the Israelis were victorious in forcing the flotilla to its demands, the political outcomes are still reverberating around the globe.

For now the Islamist forces have been emboldened, Turkey has been added to the list of terrorism supporters and long-term Israeli security has been weakened.

But what’s President Obama going to do? It appears the President is inclined to lean on Israel to accept more risk in Gaza—abandon the blockade, which would further radicalize the region vis-à-vis greater Iranian influence and increase violence against Israelis.

Obama isn’t averse to leaning on Jerusalem because U.S.-Israeli relations are already on the skids. The Israeli intelligence chief Meir Dagan told the Knesset last week that “bit by bit, Israel is becoming less of a strategic asset for America.” The result is to downgrade Israel’s importance for America and increase pressure for Jerusalem to realign itself with U.S. interests.

U.S. National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer was quick to declare Obama’s position. “The current arrangements [in Gaza] are unsustainable and must be changed,” Hammer said. He offered no alternative to the blockade nor defended Israeli actions.

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