Everyone is saying that Barack Obama threw Israel under the bus, but they are citing the part of his disastrous Mideast Foreign Policy speech where he says Israel must go back to the pre-1967 borders in order to have peace with Palestine. I contend, however, that it’s the part where he tells Israel she’s on her own! Here’s the portion of the speech I’m referring to, courtesy The Root: (emphasis mine)

“As for security, every state has the right to self-defense, and Israel must be able to defend itself — by itself — against any threat. Provisions must also be robust enough to prevent a resurgence of terrorism to stop the infiltration of weapons and to provide effective border security. The full and phased withdrawal of Israeli military forces should be coordinated with the assumption of Palestinian security responsibility in a sovereign, nonmilitarized state. The duration of this transition period must be agreed, and the effectiveness of security arrangements must be demonstrated.”

Did you read that? “…by itself?” Israel must be strong enough to DEFEND itself BY ITSELF! In other words, ‘hey, Israel, if you have to defend yourself aganist Iran, Syria, Egypt, or whomever else, you will NOT be getting any help from us!’ That’s exactly what he said, and it’s exactly what he meant. What? We can help the Libyans and Syrians, but we won’t help Israel? Are you kidding me?