The US Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy, released Friday, described Israel as a "model" US ally worthy of America’s unequivocal support.
The paper, described by The Washington Post as a guiding military document shaping US global priorities, barely made news in Israel.
The television and radio news shows did not devote extensive coverage to the paper, and - as an example of how little media attention it generated - Yediot Ahronot did not even devote a headline to it in Sunday’s edition.
But imagine if this paper had been critical of Israel. Imagine if, instead of praising Israel as an ally, it questioned its utility as an American asset given its settlement policies. Then the NDS would have been analyzed and dissected ad nauseam on the TV and radio news programs, and Yediot would have plastered a bold black-lettered headline across its front page.
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