Israeli Idiocy

The saddest aspect of this AP piece is its brevity - the expansion of West Bank settlements, even at the start of a new diplomatic effort, barely merits a couple of paragraphs. Larger criticisms of Israel aside (and I have several), the timing of this announcement reveals Israel's disdain for the entire peace process. The US needs to start holding Israel accountable for these types of provocations, and I'm not talking about pro forma public statements. We ought to be considering the returns we're receiving from our annual $3 billion investment in the Israeli military. It certainly hasn't raised our standing in the region.