So Obama, despite his willingness to negotiate with most every other dictator on earth, would not negotiate with Hamas, despite the fact that they’re the popularly elected government in much of Palestine. This doesn’t really track with his past approach to foreign policy, so one has to wonder why he’s taking such a hard line. It’s almost as if he fears pressure from some sort of organization, maybe a lobby, centered around Israel issues…

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.