Guiding Israel's Foreign Policy: Not Easy

As long as Israel could count on America's support in the Security Council of the U.N., it had little to fear. It's cause was just and its defenses relatively secure.

With Obama, this has all changed. Confidence in an American foreign policy that shows support for Israel's position strikes me as having been totally eroded by the Obama administration.

I read where Russia now seems to be warming up to Israel. Russia might well be interested in Israel's discovery of gas off its shores. Russia would like a role. Russia, I'm reading, is also interested in a role in Lebanon's potential gas fields off of Lebanon's shores.

In many respects, the Israel-Russia connection would appear to be logical on many fronts. The big problem is trust. Sure, Israel's culture is far more akin to that of Russia's than what can be seen in any of the Islamic lands. However, the democratic and humanitarian ties that used to bind Israel to America have been sorely frayed by Obama's lack of judgement regarding the Islamic nations that surround Israel.

Let's hope Israel can choose its path based on a careful evaluation of all relevant factors and not be forced into decisions by the ineptitude of the current occupant of the White House.