The only question I have when it comes to President Barack Obama
and Israel is whether he is the most pro-Israel president in
history or just one of the most.  Why? Because the question of
whether Israel has the need and the right to pre-emptively
attack Iran as it develops a nuclear potential is one of the
most hotly contested issues on the world stage today. It is also
an issue fraught with danger for Israel and U.S. Jews, neither
of whom want to be accused of dragging America into a war --
especially one that could weaken an already frail world economy.
In that context, Obama, in his interview with The Atlantic's
Jeffrey Goldberg and in his address to AIPAC, the pro-Israel
lobby, offered the greatest support for Israel that any
president could at this time: He redefined the Iran issue. He
said -- correctly -- that it was not simply about Israel's
security but about U.S. national security and global security.
Obama did this by making clear that allowing Iran to develop
nuclear weapons and then "containing