Waiting for Obama
http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/articles/display/waiting_for_obama Waiting for Obama By Leon Hadar Posted: July 29, 2009 IT IS A FAMILIAR STORY: Israel and its global patron had a strong and unshakable relationship. Few could remember a time when the bond between the two countries was not close. And key to the partnership was the two countries’ close cooperation in containing the threat of radical Middle Eastern regimes and movements. Following years of political turbulence and economic troubles, however, an historic election produced a major electoral realignment in the patron state. A freshly elected and very popular president took dramatic steps to transform his nation’s foreign policy, especially towards the Middle East. He withdrew military forces from an occupied Arab country and went to great lengths to improve ties with other countries in the region. In the face of this historic change, Israel grew increasingly worried about whether the new president would continue maintain