The Obama administration plans to abstain from a Security Council motion that would condemn Israel for building 1600 houses in east Jerusalem.The abandonment of our ally in favor of pandering to the Palestinians on the eve of an attempt at shuttle diplomacy with Special Mid East Envoy George Mitchell acting as go-between is more proof of the naivete of Obama and his advisors. Do they really think it makes a bit of difference to Hamas what course we take in the United Nations? Obama apparently thinks they can negotiate with Abbas while leaving Hamas on the sidelines. Good luck with that.And as far as appeasing Mr. Abbas, watch how quickly his demands escalate now that we've caved at the UN.Mark Landler of the New York Times: On Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed that next week, the United States would start indirect talks, in which the administration's special envoy, George J. Mitchell, would ferry proposals between the Israelis and the...(Read Full Post)