The State Department has discovered that when you mindlessly parrot Arab criticisms of Israel, you're likely to be called out for lying.  On Wednesday, the Obama administration claimed that Israel was using "excessive force" in trying to stop Palestinian terrorist attacks.  This brought a strong statement of condemnation from Prime Minister Netanyahu, who said that fair-minded people could see that force was justified. Then on Thursday, one reporter asked spokesman John Kirby if "Israelis shooting Palestinians armed with knives" constituted "excessive force."  Kirby refused to list any examples. Washington Examiner: Kirby didn't name any examples of how Israel might be using force against Palestinians excessively Wednesday when he made the claim, and refused against on Thursday when he was asked. "I mean, Israelis shooting Palestinians armed with knives, is that something somebody is seeing as...(Read Full Post)