There have come from Israel several reports that although Israel welcomes Obama as the new President-elect; they do so with uneasiness and caution.“No declaration of support and no promising statements can diminish the fear many Israelis have of U.S. President-elect Barak Obama,” Aluf Benn, one of the country’s leading pundits, wrote in the newspaper Haaretz.
Why do Israelis fear an Obama Presidency? Many see Obama more closely aligned with our Arab enemies rather than a supporter of Israel's interests. And for good reason. Obama has consistently flip-flopped on his support for an "Undivided Israel." He even so far as to say to Mahmoud Abbas that he supports a Palestinian capitol in Jerusalem. This surely doesn't put Israel at ease. Simply put, Israel doesn't trust Obama; and neither do I.
I believe that Obama will bring great risk to Israel's security. And others agree. Under the Obama administration: “There could be more pressure on Israel to take more risks, like removing security checkpoints in the West Bank,” Efraim Inbar, director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University near Tel Aviv, told Bloomberg News. “The Iranians will exploit Obama's willingness to talk to them to play for time."
The relationship between United States and Israel has always been a strong relationship. But that relationship will be at an arm's distance.
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper who love her" - Psalm 122:6
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