Barack Vs. Bibi, Round __
Huffington Post
Forgive me for wondering whether the daily dealings between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are taking a page from the Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed playbook -- without the Marquees of Queensberry Rules.
Actually, now that the Israeli election is over, this bilateral bickering more resembles a tawdry soap opera -- Dallas with a Wild, Wild West Bank plot twist. Here's the Hollywood pitch: The saga of an American President and an Israeli Prime Minister, world leaders and longtime allies from democratic nations who simply can't get along despite having far more important things to worry about in a world, and region, that is in complete disarray.
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