US Senate unanimously backs Israel

This came into my in-box on Friday 16 November, so "Thursday" below refers to yesterday. This is posted just in case non-US residents were wondering: http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-senate-unanimously-passes-resolution-supporting-israels-right-to-defend-itself/. They know who is in the right here, even if fellow Middle Easterners prefer to fool themselves.

And this is a quote from the article: "Also on Thursday, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked to Minister of Defense Ehud Barak and told him Jerusalem has a right to defend its citizens. A US official confirmed the two leaders’ conversation to CNN. The spokesperson said they discussed Pillar of Defense and the “unacceptable attacks” used by Hamas and other groups in Gaza, and that Panetta reiterated the American position — that Israel has a right to protect itself."

By: Brian Goldfarb.