Peace Later

Peace Later

Apparently, some things cannot be tolerated. For example, while Vice President Joe Biden was visiting Israel last week, Jerusalem's Regional Planning Council announced its approval of plans to construct apartments for 1,600 Israeli families in Israel's capital, Jerusalem. "I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem," Biden said in a statement. "Condemn" is a word seldom used in diplomatic parlance - least of all in reference to an ally.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately offered profuse apologies but top Obama advisor David Axelrod nevertheless appeared on a Sunday...