Is Obama still claiming he’s the most pro-Israel president in history?

Via Times Of Israel:

Senior US officials said Friday that a request by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon to meet with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Adviser Susan Rice, was denied by the Obama administration.

According to a report in Ynet, the officials said the administration was settling scores with Ya’alon for statements he made in January in which he called Kerry “obsessive” and “messianic” about Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which came to an abrupt halt in April.

Not wanting to harm defense ties with Israel, Ya’alon’s meeting with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was allowed to proceed as planned, according to the officials cited in the report.

Ya’alon met with Hagel on Tuesday, during which the defense minister said he voiced Israel’s concerns about the direction of talks between the P5+1 world powers and Iran on its nuclear program. The two also spoke about the conflicts in Iraq and Syria.

Before his trip, Ya’alon sought to smooth over a war of words between some US and Israeli officials that erupted last week when Israeli ministers attacked Kerry for misinterpreted remarks linking the rise of extremist Islam to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Kerry spoke at an event marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha at the State Department, where he said it was “imperative” to restart stalled Israeli-Palestinian talks, since the conflict was helping the Islamic State recruit new members.

Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, in turn, indicated Kerry was using an anti-Semitic canard, while Communications Minister Gilad Erdan said the secretary showed very little understanding of the region.