By Caroline B. Glick

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American media superstar Glenn Beck’s visit to Israel this week was a revealing and remarkable event.

It revealed what it takes to be a friend of Israel. And it revealed the causes of Israel’s difficulty in telling its enemies from its friends.

Many world leaders, opinion shapers and other notables profess enduring friendship with Israel.

From Washington to London, Paris to Spain, policymakers and other luminaries preface all their remarks to Jewish audiences with such statements.

Once their declarations are complete — and often without taking a breath — they proceed to denounce Israel’s policies and deny its basic rights.

US President Barack Obama exemplifies this practice. Obama always begins his statements on Israel by proclaiming his enduring friendship for Israel.

Then he tells us to deny Jewish property rights, accept indefensible borders, or desist from defending ourselves from aggression.

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Caroline B. Glick is the senior Middle East Fellow at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, DC

and the deputy managing editor of The Jerusalem Post, where her column appears.

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