James Baker, the former secretary of state who was known to have a contentious relationship with a Likud-led government during the presidency of George H.W. Bush, ripped into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for taking 'actions that don't match his rhetoric.' Baker appeared as a keynote speaker for the annual conference staged by the liberal lobby J Street in Washington. The former top diplomat accused Netanyahu of “diplomatic missteps and political gamesmanship,' a reference to the prime minister's alliance with Republicans in drumming up opposition to a nuclear deal with Iran as well as his policies toward the Palestinians.
