tensions within that family, but when someone from outside the family criticizes, well, then the united states is always there to defend israel. and so it was in 2011, when president obama's ambassador to the u.n. vetoed a resolution condemning the construction and expansion of israeli settlements in an occupied palestinian territory. egypt recently introduced another version of that resolution which was scheduled to come to the vote at the united nations today at 3:00 p.m. and this time, the united states had not taken a public position on that resolution. this was clearly a message tole israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that the united states was frustrated with his refusal to reconsider any aspect on building settlements. the obama administration might have hoped that netanyahu would reach out to president obama to ask to formally request that the united states veto that resolution and perhaps in that discussion often something to