Praise From An Unlikely Source

Rabbi Yoffe speaking about George Bush:

“And what of the State of Israel? When we look at Israel today, we see a strong state with a reasonably healthy economy. Much of the credit should go to President George W. Bush. He supported Israel’s security needs, provided much-needed military aid, and accepted no excuses for Palestinian terror. The President is under siege right now, but we in the Jewish community must not forget that he has been a good friend to the Jewish State and the Jewish people.”

Ron Radosh, writing at Pajamas Media, goes on to say:

Reform Jews who often participated in the veritable orgy of Bush hatred must have blanched as they heard these words, but it would not have come as a surprise to those Jews who knew the President.

Will Obama be as good a friend to Israel? Well so far, he has reportedly declared that Israel will be under the protective umbrella of the US if Iran attacks them with nuclear weapons. That is cold comfort for Israel if the US is unwilling to oppose Iran developing those weapons in the first place. And if Israel makes a pre-emptive strike? Will Obama blame both sides as he famously did when Russia attacked Georgia this past summer?