Settlement Snafu

The embarrassment over Israel's announcement of 1,600 new housing units during U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visit has been elevated to an outright controversy with the public rebuke issues by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  On Thursday, Biden affirmed that the U.S.-Israel relationship is in"impervious to any shifts in either country," and that"[n]o matter what challenges we face, this bond will endure."