like at least initially it is going to be bad for that relationship. okay. thank you, michelle ka zinski in tel aviv. let s go to our expert here in washington, andrea mitchell. we always rely on you. i guess you ve been thinking through this 24/7 since the beginning because it s always in your head and heart this whole question of peace in the middle east. is this only bad news? not necessarily, but most likely. and it was very interesting to see that benjamin netanyahu s initial reactions earlier this week were very critical. he was critical of the u.s. for really pulling out the rug on friday from mubarak because mubarak was a strong man and a reliable partner for israel and was critical to, of course, securing whatever security there is in gaza on that border. so israel was not happy and was very slow to move to recognize that what had happened in the streets, what is happening in the streets is inevitable. u.s. officials now are also in a very difficult situation.
okay. thank you, michelle ka zinski in tel aviv. let s go to our expert here in washington, andrea mitchell. we always rely on you. i guess you ve been thinking through this 24/7 since the beginning because it s always in your head and heart this whole question of peace in the middle east. is this only bad news? not necessarily, but most likely. and it was very interesting to see that benjamin netanyahu s initial reactions earlier this week were very critical. he was critical of the u.s. for really pulling out the rug on friday from mubarak because mubarak was a strong man and a reliable partner for israel and was critical to, of course, securing whatever security there is in gaza on that border. so israel was not happy and was very slow to move to recognize that what had happened in the streets, what is happening in the streets is inevitable. u.s. officials now are also in a very difficult situation. at this hour, as you know, the