obama will appoint a defence secretary a person who agrees with his anti-israel, pro-muslim policies. the appointment has nothing to do with israel's actions per se.

Does Bibi host Christmas parties at his official residence in the spirit of "inclusion" and "diversity" like President Obama? Can I go next year and tell him what a "terrible idea" the proposed settlements are to world interests? As you can see, this equation is a 1 way street where pro-Israeli advocates feel free to tell the US President how to run the country while failing to look in the mirror. Not to worry folks...I can hear the AIPAC $ and semi-threatening letters rolling into Congressional members' office as we speak demanding a pro-Isarel SecDef. I look forward to a more balanced US approach that actually puts US interests over foreign ones.

Hagel is a Vietnam War vet who has seen combat and death in that conflict in the 1960's. He is not or will he ever be a person that has to look out for another country other than his own. He knows how dragging America into these wars in the Middle East, cheerleaded by friends of Israel, has cost American not only lives, but our standing in the rest of the world. These supporters of Israel must realize that they can't have their own " boy" always put into our government. Our interest are different than Israel's interest and this is the perfect man for the job. Any man who can stand up to the Israeli lobby is a man of my heart.

This, godless, heathen's greatest nightmare will be God, if he screws with His people! It would behoove him to read Genesis 12:1-3!

The right destroys Israel's credibility abroad. The right perpetuates the occupation and supports civilian settlement in the territories. The right pushes away our best friends. Then the right cries that the left (who haven't been in power since Peres in the 90s) is responsible. Cry and blame, cry and blame. In the meantime, you continue to blindly flush our beautiful country down the drain. Fools.

Excellent post, you know what you are talking about (unlike Plotzker). The problem is that reports are that Hagel refuses to declare Hezbolla as a terror organization despite them killing 241 USMC peacekeepers. With the Benghazi debacle in the background, do you think this appointment has a chance?

Isn't it better to have it made clear who your enemies are and who your friends are?

You claim that Samantha Power suggested that the USA bomb Israel When, where, and under what surcumstances did this event take place. If I receive no answer, I will know that your statement is false,

Bibi screws up and then you all run around like headless chickens trying to put the blame elsewhere.

Mr. Plocker has much accumulated antipathy for Bibi, but this development has nothing to do with Bibi -- it would have happened even if Yossi Sarid had been PM. The gloves are now off as Obama does not need to stand for re-election, and he is finally showing his true colours, as predicted by many lonely voices that were unfortunately discredited. Even ignoring his suspected Muslim sympathies, Obama views Israel as a strategic liability for the US, simply put. Hagel is not simply in favour of a "balanced" mideast policy, he is among a small dangerous minority who do not even regard Hamas, Hezbollah and the current Iranian regime as terrorists. His appointment would be a disaster. May G-d save and protect us.

Ed Koch KNOWS that Obama has Israel's best interest at heart. And when Iran constructs and tests their first nuke,He and Obama will probably state that it was just a large seltzer bottle which exploded and that it was "airbrushed" by rigt wing media to look like a nuclear explosion.

As a Canadian you can be forgiven for not understanding how the US system works. Cabinet appointments have to be approved ONLY by the Senate where Democrats hold a 55-45 majority. The House of Representatives (where Republicans rule) have no say in Presidential appointments.

What does Hagel have to with the Prime Minister. Absolutely nothing! More likely, Hagel may be appointed Secretary of Defense because he understands corn and soybeans in Nebraska.

obama is after us with bibi and without bibi . hagel will help, by the way check where from hagels origen is.

Eldar. It is obvious to any child, capable of reading a map, that Israel couldn't survive a decade if we followed the leftist lunacy of ceding Judea and Samaria. Israel's waist would be trimmed to 9 miles (15 minutes by tank). Moreover, there is no "occupation". Judea and Samaria legally belong to Israel. Israel is rejecting leftist lunacy and following the route to sanity, survival and self respect.

aren't we awesome and great? yep, we are all geniuses! we control the world, hahahaha!

whole Western world's business. So, no we certainly will not stay out of international business.

Chuck Hagel is the right choice to be the Secretry of Defense. I wish he is the President of the United States.

dont sweat the small stuff. Hagel does not have the smallest chance of being confirmed or much chance of being nominated. Wash Post has already torpedoed him and they are about as liberal as it goes....not even considering the 47 to 45 Rs

THE jewish lobby has been seared by guilt over the holocaust its inaction was generally a disgrace. how many jews would chuck hagel of 1933-1940 voted to rescue at least most jews wanted alot more rescued and humanitarian gentiles.Would he have intervened to stop the Rwandan massacre and is he angry about arab holocaust denial or does he not really care .

We;ll strive to reach the top spot, just as it annoys you that we are only #2

continue to interferr in our business, we'll do likewiise with yours

To #6 above, this is in the American and Op-ed #1 in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. This isn't some half-baked idea that came out of nowhere. It is reality. The motives listed in this article may not be accurate, but the possibility of appointing Hagel is. There are far better choices than the ex-Senator from Nebraska.

Her calls for attacking Israel were in an interview she gave in 2002 in Berkeley, California while she was promoting a book she wrote. Years later in a private conversation with RabbiShmuely Boteach she "acknowledged that she had erred significantly in offering hypothetical comments" about attacking Israel

and put in these words. Samantha Power suggested that the US attack Israel

It's time to dump Bibi.

Israel is overestimating its Influence a lot lately, Roll on the ICC

the limitations the ICC has, none in Israel