The UN ceasefire resolution marks a low point in US-Israel relations - opinion
Israel and the US should have, together, embraced the second part of the Security Council’s resolution and demanded the immediate release of the hostages as a prerequisite for the ceasefire.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken address the media at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, in January. It's incumbent upon Israel to avoid any further deterioration in the relationship with the US, the writer maintains.(photo credit: YOAV ARI DUDKEVITCH/FLASH90)ByDAVID BEN-BASAT