Usually, Israeli officials arriving in DC get the royal treatment, and are whisked around the US capital to meet with every administration official and Congressman they possibly can.
Not so with Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who was snubbed in attempts to get meetings with Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden. Officials say the administration also tried to cancel Ya’alon’s meetings with Ambassador Susan Power, but the order arrived too late.
Officials familiar with the situation say that the administration was resigned to letting Ya’alon meet with his US counterpart, Chuck Hagel, but didn’t want him making the usual rounds elsewhere.
The reaction to Ya’alon’s visit is because the defense minister, a Likud Party hawk, repeatedly and angrily condemned Kerry as “Messianic” during failed peace talks, and officials are still resentful toward him because of it.
He should have been put on No – fly list. Still there is time to do so.
Besides, Power is an open-door closet Zionist anyway. As for Ya'alon, if they wanted, they could have denied him a visa and sent a clearer message than "couldn't coordinate calendars" ploy.
This "passive aggressive" ploy by U.S. officials is a reflection of who has the real power. In confrontations its the passive aggressive person who is the weaker party that is afraid of taking direct action. Have Ya'alon give a speech to all the members of Congress and he will get 20+ standing ovations even if he read Mein Kampf. This "scheduling" squabble is just kabuki.
If the Executive Branch was really in charge they would send the Defense Minister a real message, cut Israeli military welfare by 10%. Of course, we know that would not happen because these U.S. government officials are are obedient to a foreign power.
Yeah, I had a hunch that's what was going on. Hope he went home empty handed.
It's about time we showed some spine here!
These obnoxious terrorists come tap dancing into Washington and expect the Royal treatment.
Let's draw a real line in the sand and let them know who is "boss" here and that we will no longer
sit still for their insults, abuse and lack of respect.
Time to tighten the purse strings. Enough = enough!