Mr Obama, it was widely deduced, had caved in after his own ratings in Israel had slumped, according to some Israeli polls, to as low as 4%.

• 人们普遍推测，奥巴马在他在以色列的支持率锐减之后，已经已经选择了让步。根据一些以色列的一些民意测验，奥巴马在其在以色列的支持率低至4%25。