A pro-national defense activist says it's clear that President Barack Obama doesn't have a high regard for Israel or Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney has criticized President Barack Obama for not planning to meet in person with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, calling it "confusing and troubling." Romney recently called Israel America's "closest ally" and "best friend in the Middle East" and urged the president to meet with Netanyahu as the United Nations General Assembly meetings neared.
Brigitte Gabriel, founder and president of ACT! for America, agrees with the Republican presidential nominee.
"He did not want to meet with Netanyahu when Netanyahu wanted to come to the United States, and yet, on the other hand, he wanted to meet with [Egyptian President Mohamed] Morsi," she points out. "This administration over and over and over again has told the American public with its actions who this administration considers as an ally and who they consider as an enemy."
And Gabriel believes Israel is prepared to strike against Iran's nuclear sites, whether Obama likes it or not.
"Israel's going to do what is right for Israel," she asserts. "Whether before the election or not, Israel is going to determine that. Israel has received intelligence that Iran is at the tipping point, and they've got until the end of September to do something. So I believe that Israel is going to do something before the American election."
Many pundits believe Obama has discouraged the Israelis from attacking Iran as he fears such a strike will have a negative effect on his re-election effort.
With Election Day approaching, the leader of a Messianic Jewish ministry believes Israel's prime minister has no choice but to make a direct appeal to American voters to elect a president willing to confront Iran. (Listen to audio report)
Netanyahu says American voters need to elect a president willing to draw a "red line" with Iran. The Israeli leader has called on Obama and other world leaders to clearly state at what point Iran would face military intervention if it fails to halt its nuclear weapons development program -- but the Obama administration has balked, insisting that the country is not that close to developing a nuclear weapon and that there is time for tough sanctions to work.
During a recent interview on NBC, Netanyahu declared that the idea of containing Iran represents a "new standard for stupidity."
"I heard some people suggest -- I actually read this in the American press -- they said, well, you know, if you take action, that's a lot worse than having Iran with nuclear weapons," he noted. "Some have even said that Iran with nuclear weapons would stabilize the Middle East … I think the people who say this have set a new standard for human stupidity."
Jan Markell, founder and director of Olive Tree Ministries, says Netanyahu's desire for a new American president is evident.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu [is] trying to get some support from [Israel's] supposed ally -- can't get it; being told ludicrous things from [U.N. Ambassador] Susan Rice and Barack Obama. I tell you, I didn't think the world could get much more distorted, but it is," she laments. "Up is down, down is up, black is white and white is black."
Markell asserts that Iran would not hesitate to use a nuclear bomb on Israel, if it ever gets the opportunity.