The British government has a long history of being a good deal less friendly to Israel. That includes this particular issue. At least that's the pose that Obama Inc. sought to maintain by plotting the UN resolution condemning Israel and then letting other countries vote for it, while abstaining.
But Obama Inc. has alienated most traditional US allies. That includes Egypt, which leaked proof that Obama had orchestrated the resolution, and the UK, whose new Prime Minister has condemned Kerry's attack as over the top.
Theresa May has attacked the current US administration over its condemnation of the Israeli government, in comments which appeared to align her with Donald Trump.
The Prime Minister’s spokesman criticised John Kerry, the outgoing US Secretary of State, after he described the Israeli government as the “most Right-wing in history”.
Mrs May does “not believe that it is appropriate” for Mr Kerry to attack the make-up of the democratically elected Israeli government, the spokesman said.
Her decision to speak out came as president-elect Trump accused Barack Obama and his government of treating Israel with “total disdain and disrespect”.
It said her criticism was directed at Mr Kerry’s decision to attack the make-up of the Israeli government.
“We do not… believe that the way to negotiate peace is by focusing on only one issue, in this case the construction of settlements, when clearly the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is so deeply complex,” Mrs May’s spokesman said.
“And we do not believe that it is appropriate to attack the composition of the democratically elected government of an ally. The Government believes that negotiations will only succeed when they are conducted between the two parties, supported by the international community.”
May has tried to stake out a more pro-Israel position especially as the Jewish vote in the UK has been shifting significantly to the right. Labour's transformation under Corbyn into a radical Marxist anti-Semitic organization has only helped.
But the very fact that the UK is offering criticism of Kerry's tone is highly significant.
Obama Inc. sought to play this out as a stealth attack. Then it attempted to position Israel as an extreme right-wing regime at odds with the world. But it's increasingly obvious that it's Obama who is at odds with the world.