[Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News] US publicly demands Israel, and only Israel, support its foreign policy

From Times of Israel (h/t Ian in yesterday's linkdump):

The United States may be committed to supporting Israel, but that commitment comes with strings attached, National Security Adviser Susan Rice said during a talk in Washington, DC on Wednesday evening.

“America will always maintain our iron-clad commitment to the security of Israel, ensuring that Israel maintains its qualitative military edge and can protect its territory and people,” Rice told attendees at the Center for a New American Security’s annual conference in Washington DC. “Equally, we consistently defend Israel’s legitimacy and security in the UN and other international fora. In turn, we expect Israel to stand and be counted with the US and other partners on core matters of international law and principle, such as Ukraine.”

This is truly unbelievable.

Do you think that Susan Rice says this to any other country? Perhaps that the US supports Canada or Great Britain or Australia but demands that in return they support US policy?

The answer is obviously no. Because outside of Micronesia, no country votes with the US in the UN more than Israel.

Why would the US talk to its most supportive ally in such a disparaging way?

Here are the top ten nations' UN voting records from 2013 as a percentage of coincident votes with the US:

COUNTRY	SAME	OPPOSITE	ABSTAIN	ABSENT	VOTES
					ONLY
Micronesia	61	1	4	17	98.40%
Israel	71	4	8	0	94.70%
Palau	67	4	6	6	94.40%
Canada	71	8	4	0	89.90%
Australia	55	13	15	0	80.90%
France	53	15	15	0	77.90%
Marshall Islands	55	16	2	10	77.50%
United Kingdom	55	16	11	1	77.50%

And other American allies:

COUNTRY	SAME	OPPOSITE	ABSTAIN	ABSENT	VOTES
					ONLY
Italy	50	21	12	0	70.40%
Belgium	49	21	12	1	70.00%
Bulgaria	49	21	13	0	70.00%
Denmark	49	21	13	0	70.00%
Germany	49	21	12	1	70.00%
Spain	48	21	14	0	69.60%
Japan	45	22	16	0	67.20%
Ireland	45	24	13	1	65.20%
New Zealand	46	26	11	0	63.90%
Switzerland	46	27	10	0	63.00%
Turkey	45	28	6	4	61.60%
Mexico	35	42	6	0	45.50%
Philippines	34	46	3	0	42.50%
Singapore	34	47	2	0	42.00%
Jordan	26	45	12	0	36.60%
Pakistan	24	44	13	2	35.30%
United Arab Emirates	25	46	12	0	35.20%
Indonesia	26	48	9	0	35.10%
Bahrain	24	45	14	0	34.80%
Tunisia	25	47	10	1	34.70%
Iraq	24	46	13	0	34.30%
Kuwait	21	46	16	0	31.30%
Qatar	21	46	16	0	31.30%
Oman	21	47	15	0	30.90%
Mauritania	20	45	16	2	30.80%
Yemen	20	45	16	2	30.80%
Nicaragua	22	50	10	1	30.60%
Saudi Arabia	20	47	16	0	29.90%
Egypt	16	48	19	0	25.00%

Of course, there were 18 anti-Israel resolutions in the UNGA in 2013. The US often stands almost alone with Israel on those votes.  But not completely: Canada voted with the US on every one, and still has a lower coincident rating than Israel does.  

Does the US publicly attach strings to its support of any other country that votes more often against the US position than Israel does? Has Rice ever told Egypt or Jordan that billions in US aid are dependent on its supporting US policies? Has the US ever upbraided Britain for voting against the US in the UN? Can you even imagine Rice saying this about Canada or Australia?

If you can find an example where US support for any other ally was considered quid pro quo for that ally supporting US foreign policy, I'd love to see it.

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Posted By Elder of Ziyon to Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News at 6/13/2014 05:30:00 AM