Reply #10: Kristol accuses Obama of wanting the Jewish state to disappear

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"Right after sundown this evening, the neoconservative Emergency Committee for Israel issued a strident attack on DefSec Leon Panetta for his statement at the Saban Forum yesterday that Israel has to "get to the damn table." Bill Kristol said that Obama blames Israel for all the problems of the Middle East:

"The Obama message is loud and clear: the world would be a safer, simpler, and more peaceful place if not for the troublesome Jewish state."

The attack was also aimed at Howard Gutman, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, for comments he made this week that Muslim hatred of Jews stems from the Palestinian situation.

Kristol's statement is remarkable for its brittle petulance and is another sign that the ground is shifting and the neocons are under assault. They're flailing. This feels like it's aimed at conservative Jewish donors. Kristol strikes a poor-little-Israel tone when it comes to the Arab spring and Turkey; and he is unconsciously grandiose when he says that Gutman's comments will prompt his recall as ambassador. Do you really think the lobby has that kind of power? Maybe it does..."

http://mondoweiss.net/2011/12/obama-wishes-the-jewish-s...