Obama whines about Israel exercising its sovereignty as a nation as he continues to side with the Muslim community in that conflict.

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From the Israeli news outlet, Haaretz,  we have this story:  The Obama administration is considering taking further action regarding Israel’s expropriation of 1,000 acres of West Bank land this week, on top of the condemnation Washington has already issued.

“Maybe our reaction will find expression in other ways,” a senior U.S. official told Haaretz, but declined to give details.

On Sunday, the Civil Administration governing the West Bank, which is subject to the Defense Ministry, announced the expropriation of around 4,000 dunams of land near five Palestinian villages in the Bethlehem area. It declared the land state land.

The Civil Administration said the move had been ordered by the government in response to the abduction and murder of three Jewish teenagers in the Hebron area in June. The expropriation was designed to create contiguity between the Green Line and the settlements Betar Ilit, Kfar Etzion and Gva’ot.

A senior Israeli official said the expropriation announcement “drove the Americans nuts.” In recent days senior officials in the Obama administration have sent extremely sharply worded messages to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

The protest by Washington was also expressed in a telephone conversation between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Netanyahu on Tuesday night.

The State Department said in a statement that Israel’s expropriation was “deeply concerning.” It urged Jerusalem to “reverse the decision.”

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the decision to expropriate the land, and reports of further settlement construction in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, sent a “very troubling message.” These moves ran “contrary to Israel’s stated goal of a two-state solution” and a peace deal with the Palestinians. 

Sources have told Haaretz, however, that this statement did not fully convey the administration’s anger.

In recent days attempts have been made by the national security adviser, Yossi Cohen, and other Netanyahu advisers to calm the Americans down. The Israeli officials told the Americans it would take years until any construction was carried out in the area. The move was a long process that still required a number of stages of approval.

Netanyahu’s advisers added that the move had taken the prime minister’s aides by surprise; Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon had not coordinated it with them. The aides had not been informed in advance about the Civil Administration’s announcement, or the timing.

Editor’s notes:  Obama ran against Bush in 2008,  in spite of the fact that Bush was not in the election  (it is the only way Obama could beat Bush  -  run against him after he had retired).  If you remember,  a primary Obama complaint was that Bush was guilty of “nation build.”  And after he lied his way into our White House,  what did he do?  He committed to tried nation building in Egypt,  Libya, Syria, Honduras, and Israel.  With the Jews,  however, there is a difference.  Obama’s opinion of the Jews is the same as the opinion held by every black street thug in this country.  If you are involved with the tougher population with the black community  as I was for 30 years  (coaching school boy wrestling),  you know that black kids have no regard for Jews.  Ditto Obama,  and his shameful treatment of Netanyahu is proof of this claim.  While Obama camps on being duplicitous when it comes to policy,  granting aid to Israel while becoming furious when that country does not obey his mandates,  still,  he has no respect for that nation.  Israel will be most fortunate,  if it survives the Obama presidency.  Even Hillary is pro-Israel,   so, when Obama finally scurries off into the weeds of history,  Israel will,  again,  have an ally in the United States.   

It is my opinion that while Hillary will not be good for this country from a conservative political perspective,  she would be a marked improvement from what we have today.  At least Jimmy Carter respected the rule of law and was able to work with congress.  Ditto Bill Clinton.  But Obama only makes excuses and whines that he has to compromise his beliefs in order to get things done  . . . . .  like ALL OTHER PRESIDENTS  before him.  No matter what happens in 2016,  short of Elizabeth Warren or John Kerry winning that election  (yes,  Kerry is thinking of running again),  the worst 8 years in modern day American history is coming to a close.