Marathon Pundit: Pawlenty statement on US rebuke of Israel

The United States plans to rebuke one of its closest allies, Israel, by supporting a UN Security Council that states the 15-nation body "does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity."

Let's face it, President Obama doesn't like Israel.

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued a statement about this sad move.

The Obama administration has shown an astonishing unwillingness to stand by Israel at the United Nations, an organization with a long history of blaming Israel for just about every problem in the Middle East. It's time for our UN ambassador to finally show some leadership, draw a line in the sand, and defend our historic ally. Global stability depends more than ever on a respected America that is loyal to our allies and realistic about the malice of our adversaries.