As usual, the Onion cuts to the quick of the matter.
Except, I do think things have changed. Netanyahu's cynical and abrupt changes of position on a two-state solution opens the possibility that the US could allow some UN sanctions to proceed. This is why he back-tracked so quickly on his vow not to allow a Palestinian state. The US has committed itself to a Palestinian state and Netanyahu's has created too much daylight between the two.
While a lot of this has been credited to the personal breakdown between Netanyahu and Obama - and the increasing political alliance between Likud and the GOP - the fact is that America is coming to question who is calling the shots in this alliance. And frankly that's a good thing.
Hopefully, the Onion's thinking is out of date.
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