(Wall Street Journal) Carol E. Lee and Joshua Mitnick - In the wake of Prime Minister Netanyahu's reelection, the White House upended decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday when it left open the possibility that it might not use its veto in the UN Security Council to shield Israel from unfavorable resolutions, such as the creation of a Palestinian state, as aides to the president said he is rethinking U.S. strategy on the Middle East peace process. At the same time, some said Israel's relations with the White House could be repaired. "The coals will cool off," said Dore Gold, a longtime Netanyahu adviser. "The U.S. and Israel are fundamentally allies in the same war and will have to find a way to re-establish that kind of cooperative relationship."
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