The demand by the US secretary of defence, Leon Panetta, for Israel to “get to the damn” negotiating table reveals Washington’s impatience.
The demand by the US secretary of defence, Leon Panetta, for Israel to “get to the damn” negotiating table reveals Washington’s impatience.
A tin ear during a shifting political landscape leaves Israel in fearful isolation
Analysis: The US defence secretary’s stern words to Israel were not only extraordinary given their timing but indicate how Washington now views its obdurate ally as a hindrance to the role of the Obama administration in the region.
