Did Netanyahu’s Speech Damage U.S.-Israel Relations?

The long-term impact on U.S. policy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress today is unclear, but its short-term effect on his relationship with congressional Democrats and the White House was obvious almost immediately. Though Netanyahu began the speech by testifying to President Obama’s support for Israel, the bulk of his remarks constituted an implicit rebuke to the administration, whose negotiating position the Israeli leader characterized as naïve at best. The