World Jewish leader to Obama: Is U.S. committed to Israel's security?

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder has publically questioned U.S. President Barack Obama's commitment to Israel's security, in a letter he reportedly drafted with the approval of his close friend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Our great country and the tiny State of Israel have long shared the core values of freedom and democracy," wrote Lauder, in a letter published Thursday as an advertisement in The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.

"It is a bond much treasured by the Jewish people. In that spirit I submit, most respectfully, that it is time to end our public feud with Israel and to confront the real challenges that we face together," wrote Lauder.

In his letter, Lauder asks why the Obama administration has taken such a critical stance toward Israel amid efforts to revive stalled Middle East peace talks.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1163330.html

that Ronald Lauder share some nice perfume with his dear friend Ben, and leave diplomacy where it belongs.

was the reason for the feud.

On the one hand, AIPAC and WJC insist that any complaints the US has with Israel should only be aired privately. On the other hand, they're hardly shrinking violets when it comes to airing their complaints about Obama.

A country that massacred US sailors is no friend of ours!

than either Ronald Lauder or Mr. Netanyahu.

It is a surprisingly common error.

Security is such a malleable expression, isn't it?

The man doesn't lead the world's Jews. He just leads a small organization that claims to speak for them. His opinion is no more important than anyone else's. And it isn't shared by large sectors of the Jewish communities around the world.

btw, keeping a whole nation under military Occupation for 43 years has nothing whatsoever to do with "freedom and democracy".