[heyitsmedotjayb]

First you were upset that I assumed the American ambassador had any input on Israeli politics (a definitional truth), then you changed the subject and became upset that I didn't quote Netanyahu or Rabin themselves. That's how you moved the goal posts, inventing problems without confronting any of my points on their merits.

[loeg]

Not at all. You quoted an American as if he speaks for Israeli policy; he does not and never did. That's the entire meat of this thread.

[tovej]

If Israel disagreed with the ambassador's statements, they would give him a note or call him in for a talking to. Diplomatic discipline is very common if an ambassador misbehaves this badly.

The fact that they did not react to such inflammatory statements strongly indicates that they support them.

[heyitsmedotjayb]

What is the job of an ambassador if not to speak for policy?