Obama is cold and sharp, and very American; there is the book and there are very understandable interests – and there is no shoddy work and no manipulation.
The essential element in the U.S.-Israeli problem, portrayed as one of the manifestations of change in strategy in the Arab-Israeli conflict, is that the Americans see an opportunity to rebuild their image in the region, crack the alliance between Damascus and Tehran and create an alliance of Arab nations against Iran’s nuclear program.
Israeli and Diaspora Jewry need to move forward in respectful partnership with one another, which must include a dialogue which has room for honest criticism.
In the post-truth era today, people trust neither ideas nor parties. So, that leaves only the idea-men and the idea-women, which is not really good news.