Israel Held Hostage...By Obama

It's gotta sting for Israel to know that they're being held hostage by their (former) biggest ally:

Thwarting Iran's nuclear program is conditional on progress in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, according to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Israeli TV reports said Monday that Emanuel made the comments in a closed-door meeting the previous day with 300 major AIPAC donors.

Last month, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israel that it risks losing Arab support for combating threats from Iran if it rejects peace negotiations with the Palestinians.

Clinton said Arab nations had conditioned helping Israel counter Iran on Jerusalem's commitment to the peace process.

Wow, isn't that just great? Looking back through history, can anyone point to any instance where negotiations between Israel and any of their enemies has ever actually resulted in peace?

No.

The reason is simple: Israel's enemies believe Israel should cease to exist. There is no amount of negotiation that will create peace there. Instead, most of Israel's 'peace' deals in the past have resulted only in the loss of land and security for Israel.

Gateway Pundit sums it up:

No wonder the Israelis are nervous, very nervous about Obama.

More... Dan Freidman adds: "Now it’s up to Israel to decide who it fears most, Obama or Ahmadinejad."

And make no mistake - the stakes have never been higher. Iran's top leaders continue to promise the destruction of Israel:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also called for the end of Israel during his campaign speech.

Is it any wonder Israel is doing more and more thinking along the lines of flying solo?

There's my two cents.