A MEMO analysis of the British media coverage of the
US-Israel relationship "crisis"
The British media is slowly waking up to the reality of Israel
Finally it seems that the scales are falling from the eyes of the British media and they are seeing Israel for what it truly is; an out of control, rampaging bully. The British press, with a few notable exceptions, rarely pays any real attention to what is happening on the ground in the Palestine - Israel but it seems that they are finally starting to sit up and take notice. This in itself is an indicator of the magnitude of the current crisis unfolding in that part of the world.









Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, has said that relations between the two countries have entered their worst crisis for 35 years. When the Israeli government announced a plan to construct 1,600 housing units in the Ramat Shlomo settlement in East Jerusalem on the day of U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, the U.S. administration reacted with uncharacteristic anger. Joe Biden, who was visiting the region in order to restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, condemned the Israeli decision more than once and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used harsher language, describing the announcement as 










