Yet, members of Congress behaved more like trained seals than representatives of a sovereign nation. Hardliners in Netanyahu's Likud were surely encouraged that they could press ahead toward marginalization of the Palestinians or toward war with Iran.
However, the past week has shown that President Obama is not the only obstacle to some of those extreme plans. The comments from senior Israelis suggest that perhaps a significant opposition exists within Israel's political/military establishment.
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