On a conference call with American Jewish leaders today, a White House official said the administration hadn't sought a confrontation with the Israelis over a new construction announcement.
President Barack Obama answered a question at a press conference on the subject straightforwardly but hadn't specifically planned to make a statement criticizing new Israeli building, National Security Council official Dan Shapiro said on the call, according to a participant.
The White House prefers not to litigate its differences with Israel in public, Shapiro told the group.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a marathon seven-hour meeting yesterday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that produced a noncommittal statement.
One note on the call that left participants dissatisfied: The official said he wasn't aware of a recent letter from chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat to a Palestinian convicted in the assassination of an Israeli cabinet minister.
Erekat described the letter as "humanitarian" and said it wasn't a gesture of support for the deed.
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The Obama administration confuses me. They have no core, no direction. The only thing consistent with this administration, seems to be that they say one thing to the public and, do another behind closed doors.
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