Defence against offence: US Defence Secretary warned Israel about isolation in Middle East.

Israel stands against negotiations with Palestinians after  reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas. The statements by two top political figures in the US policy have told such approach to conflict the US policy in the Middle East. First President Obama declared that 1967 borders are acceptable approach in the negotiations for the US interests in the region. Then State Secretary H. Clinton said that he US government looks forward to a dialogue with legitimate Islamic forces.  

The Netanyahu government has not been responsive to such new trend in global policy quite reasonably echoing the rise of popular movement in Arab world and reshuffling the relationship of countries of “Arab spring” with the Western governments.  We have been referring to the increasing pressure on Israel to halt settlement construction and start peace negotiations. http://blog-abunajla.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html  However the Israeli government resilience might have been rooted in conceivable discrepancies in the US administration concerning priorities of partnerships and relationship with Arab countries and Israel.

Today Defence secretary of the US Lean Panetta warned Israel to avoid eventual isolation and called to stay devoted to partnerships in Middle East, which certainly alluded to the recent chill in relationship with Turkey. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/12/20111231539907422.html. It is Saturday today, and a response has not come from Netanyahu’s office. The statements, if any could be harsh, but the point is what finally come up in the actual policy of Israeli government. Has the time come to change a stand to negotiations, or is there a rising trend to government changes in Israel, and the third, the less desirable option could be continuing ignorance of the new trend in the Middle East, increasing confrontation, and presumably further isolation of Israel?