Joe Biden's Snub To Netanyahu As He Arrives 90 Minutes Late For Dinner In Middle Of Row With Israel Over West Bank Houses -- The Daily Mail
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden snubbed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night by arriving 90 minutes late to a scheduled dinner.
Mr Biden's late arrival was in response to Israel announcing 1,600 new homes will be built in disputed east Jerusalem during his visit to the region.
He sharply rebuked the Israeli step - which came just after the Palestinians agreed to a new round of indirect peace talks under U.S. mediation after a 14-month lapse.
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My Comment: If my date arrived an hour and a half late .... I am smart enough to know that the relationship was/is in trouble. Is the US-Israel relationship in trouble .... from where I am sitting I would have to say that there has been better days.
Update: Hmmmm .... Secretary of State Clinton is holding back no punches in warning Netanyahu that the U.S.-Israeli relationship is at risk.