ICEJ News Reports:
The spat between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Administration of US President Barak Obama continued on Monday when White House spokesman Josh Earnest told the daily press briefing that : “It did seem odd for (Netanyahu) to try to defend the actions of his government by saying our response did not reflect American values. “The fact is, American policy has been clear and unchanged under several administrations, both Democrat and Republican.” Earnest was responding to a question about Netanyahu’s appearance on the CBS program “Face the Nation” Sunday where he declared himself to be “baffled” by the Administration’s criticism of Israeli Jews purchasing and moving into apartments in Arab-dominated neighborhoods of Jerusalem, because it appeared to him to contradict American values of equality and tolerance.
