The Obama administration is ratcheting up its rhetoric in its war on Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu.  As the Times of Israel reports: White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough called for the end of Israel’s “50-year occupation” and doubled down on the Obama administration’s critique of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a warmly received speech to the lobbying group J Street in Washington Monday, (snip) McDonough said later, “an occupation that has lasted for 50 years must end,” referring to Israel’s 48-year hold on the West Bank. The statement represented an unusually harsh repudiation of Israel’s control over the Palestinian territories, using a term the administration generally avoids. The longtime confidant to US President Barack Obama said that the administration believes that “the best way to safeguard Israel’s long-term security is to bring about a comprehensive peace between...(Read Full Post)