In an editorial, the Washington Times newspaper has slammed the Obama administration for pressuring Israel while ignoring Islamic extremists and Iran.

“Ultimately, the more serious problem for the United States is not a distancing between us and Israel but a failure to grasp that the shared threats to both nations -- the Islamist totalitarianism that has flourished in the oxygen-free environment of the Arab world and the rise of the Revolutionary Guard class in Iran -- will not be mitigated with the resolution of the Palestinians' fate. That President Obama misses this key point is troubling indeed.”

The paper also noted that “Israel has a higher approval rating these days than does President Obama.”