Disagreements, Separations, D.I.V.O.R.C.E.?

The NYT's Peter Baker on the waning American-Israeli relationship, over time: (as more and more political players in the American Right became involved in Israel's affairs via our Evangelist Christian warriors, the once-strong bond has frayed.)

The United States and Israel have had one of the world’s most intimate partnerships since the Jewish state was founded in 1948 and recognized minutes later by President Harry S. Truman. But conflict has been in the DNA of the relationship from the start. Every president — even the most outspoken supporters of Israel — has quarreled with Israeli prime ministers at one point or another:

1. Despite recognizing Israel, Mr. Truman refused to sell the new state offensive arms, as did his two successors. 
2. Dwight D. Eisenhower forced Israeli forces to withdraw from Egypt after the Suez crisis of 1956. 
3. Ronald Reagan was incensed by Israeli lobbying against his high-tech aircraft sale to Saudi Arabia. 
4. George H.W. Bush was so opposed to Israeli settlement plans that he suspended $10 billion in housing loan guarantees.  
5. Mr. Netanyahu has been at the heart of many disputes in the last few decades. When he was deputy foreign minister, his public criticism of the United States in 1990 prompted an angry Secretary of State James A. Baker III to bar Mr. Netanyahu from the State Department. 

Once Mr. Netanyahu became prime minister, Bill Clinton was so turned off after their first meeting in 1996 that he asked aides afterward, “Who’s the superpower here?” using an expletive for emphasis.