Surprise!

In a swift about face from her views as New York's senator, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now hammering Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. As First Lady, Clinton raised eyebrows when she kissed Suha Arafat. Since she was then seeking a Senate seat the resulting brouhaha caused her to "re-think" her positions. "I'm a very strong supporter of Israel," Clinton said back in February 2000. On Thursday, as Secretary of State she had yet another about face in the form of angry messages demanding Israel speed up aid to Gaza. Jewish leaders are furious... Clinton's decision to hammer Israel comes as the Clintons and President Barack Obama are planning to give the Palestinians $900 million toward the rebuilding of Gaza in the wake of the Israeli offensive that was sparked by Hamas rocket fire.

At least Obama didn't stack his administration with anti-Israel hacks like all those voters filled with "Obama paranoia" said he would. I'd say we're about a month away from a climbdown on his oh-so-nuanced election promise not to engage Hamas, with a Palestinian unity government providing the thin pretext.

But at least he's committed to preventing Iranian nuclearization. "Contain" means the same thing as "prevent," right?

References:
* Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton Over Israel Criticism [CBS]
* Obama Shill Tells Jews To Get Over Their "Obama Paranoia" [MR]
* Obama Publicly Endorses Netanyahu-Lieberman Right Wing Coalition! [Daled Amos]
* Obama's Iran strategy [LAT]

Previously:
* No Kidding: Obama To Pressure Israel On Its Nuclear Deterrent
* Israeli Officials: Hey, Do You Think That Maybe Obama's Going To Detonate The US-Israel Relationship?
* WaPo: Israeli Voters Are Kind Of Undermining Obama's Diplomacy, Aren't They?