Looking Forward to the Next 4 Years...

From the White House:

A senior Obama administration official who spoke anonymously was somewhat optimistic that Netanyahu, too, would eventually come around on the issue of a "Palestinian state." Even if Netanyahu wins, the official said, "he's grown over the years. Getting back to the talks with the Palestinians is really the only solution."

At moments like these, its worth remembering one of the great statements of modern Jewish history, given by Prime Minister Menachem Begin after the US government spoke of "punishing Israel" for destroying the Iraqi Nuclear reactor in 1981. A highlight:

Are we a vassal state of yours? Are we a banana republic? Are we youths of fourteen who, if they don't behave properly, are slapped across the fingers?

Good thing Netanyahu is finally 'growing up'.