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1. U.S. officials angry: Israel doesn’t back stance on Russia

Sun Apr 13, 2014, 10:31 AM

Apr 2014

Amid tension, Netanyahu backs out of event he was invited to personally by Putin.

By Barak Ravid | 02:49 13.04.14

White House and State Department officials in Washington have built up a great deal of anger over Jerusalem's "neutrality" regarding Russia's invasion of the Crimean Peninsula. Senior figures in the Obama administration have expressed great disappointment with the lack of support from Israel for the American position on the Ukraine crisis and with the fact that the Israeli government puts its relations.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.585333

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Defense official on Ukraine policy: Israeli policy needn't be identical to U.S.' [View all] Jefferson23 Apr 2014 OP

U.S. officials angry: Israel doesn’t back stance on Russia Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #1

Russia is enabling Iran--why do we now care if Iran goes nuclear, if Israel TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #2

All great questions, we'll see how far Israel takes this realtionship..US not happy about it. Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #3

Because the real threat is not to Israel. aranthus Apr 2014 #4

Gen. Dempsey was just in Israel assuring them we'd bomb TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #5

Iran is not the threat, Saudi Arabia has a host of reasons why they are fearful..not necessarily Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #6

There is no "threat" Scootaloo Apr 2014 #9

+1. bemildred Apr 2014 #7

Of course. Igel Apr 2014 #8