And that is one of the reasons Netanyahu cannot stomach Obama, who in his words knows what is best for Israel, more than Israel knows, just as he and his foreign policy advisers knew what is best for Egypt, Syria and Iraq.
“How can you create a State of Israel that maintains its democratic and civic traditions.” He rhetorically asked Friedman in last week’s interview.
“How can you preserve a Jewish state that is also reflective of the best values of those who founded Israel? And, in order to do that, it has consistently been my belief that you have to find a way to live side by side in peace with Palestinians. … You have to recognize that they have legitimate claims, and this is their land and neighborhood as well.”
That is why Obama wants a cease-fire. He is not concerned about Hamas, he is not concerned about Israel
He is concerned about the “peace process,” which for years has proven to be the “war process.”