Correctly or not, the Israeli is giving the impression that it’s taking sides in the current U.S. Presidential election. The latest incident has an aroma of plausible deniability. Very unwise (a) Democrats won’t appreciate it b)the government may still have to work with Barack Obama after the election c) polls still show Jewish voters behind Obama and the Democrats.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.