There is an old joke: Find me two Jews, and you’ll hear three opinions. Argument is in the Jewish DNA; it frames our religious discourse, infuses our culture and politics, and contributes to our astonishing vitality. But most Jews in America are still comfortable with one opinion on Israel. Whenever the optical gap between Washington and Jerusalem grows, we here get anxious, worried that we will have to choose between our allegiance as (mostly liberal) Americans and our desire to see Israel safe and secure. This is one of those anxious moments. The debacle began with a political maneuver by House Speaker John Boehner, who did not notify the White House before inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak about Iran before a joint meeting of Congress next month – just two weeks before the Israeli elections. Both the snub and the timing have divided Jewish leadership and seriously frayed the Israeli government’s diplomatic relationship with its closest ally. Read more http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/netanyahus-political-ploy-has-backfired
