For the last two years or more, there has been concern in Jerusalem and among Israel’s friends on Capitol Hill about what parting blow a lame duck President Obama might try to land on Israel – what “December Surprise”, as it’s become widely known. President Obama appears poised to enact his final betrayal of Israel in his last days in office. France has on several occasions in recent years taken moves to harm Israel’s standing in international forums. President Obama asking the IRS to strip away the tax- exempt status of American charities that support Jewish life in Judea and Samaria. This tactic has been floated before.
Anti- Israel groups like J Street recently again urged that such action be taken. Of course there remains the possibility that President Obama will once again ride roughshod over Congress (and U.
S. Law) and simply seek formal recognition of a “Palestinian State” at the U. N. Security Council. Some believe President Obama’s anti- Israel “surprise” will be limited to a Rose Garden speech setting out President Obama’s vision. His is, of course, a very hostile vision to Israel’s safety and security. Nonetheless, while he is likely to be critical and haul out all the anti- Israel libels of “occupation” and “oppression” he is equally likely to frame the discussion as being in Israel’s own interest. This is how he pitched the disastrous “Iran Deal.” There was and remains across- the- board agreement in Israel that the “deal” – which gave the unrepentant “Death- to- Israel”, “Death- to- America” mullahs of Iran billions of dollars and a glide path to nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver them – poses an existential threat to Israel. Nonetheless, President Obama continues to brazenly declare he did it to “protect” Israel.
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