"Ice-water realism": David Frum on the congressional response to Netanyahu's address

Natalie Gonnella

David Frum offered an interesting take on the congressional reaction to Prime Minister Netanyahu's remarks today in Washington and it's impact on future negotiations and Palestinian demands:

Congress’ reception of Netanyahu doused the Obama speech with ice-water realism.

After the September vote, the Palestinians will demand that Israel retreat from the fence to the 1967 lines – that Israel remove soldiers from outposts inside the 67 lines – that Israel allow land traffic into the West Bank and sea traffic into Gaza -and a thousand other incidences of statehood. There’s only one force on earth that can make Israel do those things if Israel doesn’t want to. And that force just cheered and cheered the man who won’t want to.

Frum full post is available to view here.