Oh dear. This is … less than encouraging:
I asked @presssec about US sanctions against #israel — "I'm very clearly not denying …strong concerns about settlement activity"#dooropen
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) December 5, 2014
Beg your pardon?
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/540979295167188992
— Jim Roberts (@EgnhomJim) December 5, 2014
.@edhenry @PressSec This can't be real… Seriously?
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) December 5, 2014
What the actual… RT @senatorshoshana: "Israel's biggest ally"? pic.twitter.com/eNv2Kp7ldF
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) December 5, 2014
Note to the Obama administration: This is not how allies behave.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/540981563412856832
More from The Washington Free Beacon:
Members of Congress are demanding that President Obama come clean about controversial reports that he is considering leveling sanctions on Israel, according to a letter sent Friday afternoon by lawmakers to the White House.
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“We urge you and your administration to clarify these reports immediately,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R., N.C.) and nearly 50 other House lawmakers wrote Friday afternoon, according to a copy of the letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
“Israel is one of our strongest allies, and the mere notion that the administration would unilaterally impose sanctions against Israel is not only unwise, but is extremely worrisome,” they state. “Such reports send a clear message to our friends and enemies alike that such alliances with the United States government can no longer be unquestionably trusted.”
Also worth bearing in mind:
@redsteeze Yep. They are considering sanctions against Israel for not restricting where Jews live while they oppose more sanctions on Iran.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) December 5, 2014
Pres O is considering sanctions against Israel (for what?), but doesn't want sanctions on Iran. That tells you everything you need to know.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) December 5, 2014
It certainly does.
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