Three months ago Daled Amos asked if Israel would be a major campaign issue in 2010 and presented polling data to show the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Yesterday Meryl picked up on a story that Israeli Ambassador MIchael Oren has been warning that there’s been a tectonic shift in relations between the United States and Israel.
Now the Telegraph is reporting it too. (via memeorandum) It remains to be seen if this is confirmation from an additional source, or just reporting what was reported elsewhere.
Ynet reported on Friday that administration officials were meeting with members of Hamas, but as Gateway Pundit observes:
They want to keep the meetings secret for fear it would rouse the Jewish lobby in the United States.
Whether all of these recent reports are accurate is uncertain. What is clear is that they’re perceived to be true. Solomonia tells us that in Massachusetts, campaigning as a pro-Israel politician may have advantages:
Remember when Barney put his foot in his mouth over the flotilla (later he desperately backed off)? Bielat took the opportunity to issue a strong statement in defense of Israel’s actions…
Is the administration’s coldness towards going to be exploited more and more as November approaches?
Crossposted on Soccer Dad
