Everyone’s a Critic

by Mitchell Plitnick on Sep 21, 2011
http://souciant.com/2011/09/everyonesacritic/

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has long epitomized the liberal, pro-Israel pundit. So, it was no surprise that his latest column was an assault on Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign policy.
But, Friedman shocked many, when he said that Israel puts its own interests first: “…This has also left the U.S. government fed up with Israel’s leadership but a hostage to its ineptitude, because the powerful pro-Israel lobby in an election season can force the administration to defend Israel at the U.N., even when it knows Israel is pursuing policies not in its own interest or America’s.”