<p><img src="images/stories/israel-80yb.gif" border="0" alt="Those Who Bless Israel I Will Bless and Those Who Curse Israel, I will Curse" hspace="7" align="left" />The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot published a startling report Monday detailing a message it says was conveyed by the Obama administration – via two European countries – to Iranian officials. The request: if Israel decides to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, the U.S. will not support it and the Islamic Republic should refrain from retaliating on U.S. military installations in the Persian Gulf.</p>
