When interests align: Israel’s strengths and US interests - opinion
The greatest tension in the US-Israel relationship emerges when American administrations believe they understand Israel’s security needs better than Israelis themselves.
US AMBASSADOR to Israel Mike Huckabee visits the Western Wall in August. The words on his kippah read: ‘Together we will fight.’ American interests are served when Israel acts from strength, the writer asserts.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)ByRUTHIE J. LIEBERMAN