Israel does not – does not! - trust the US to mediate negotiations with Hamas.

Krauthammer knew way back in 2009!

Israel does not – does not! - trust the US to mediate negotiations with Hamas.(JewishJournal).

Last week, Lazar could see the signs of the coming mistrust.

He asked Israelis to define Obama "compared to previous American presidents" and 69% of Jewish Israelis told him Obama was "more hostile". Only 3% said he was "more supportive".

He asked whether Secretary of State John Kerry "helps or hurts" the effort to reach a cease fire, and 66% said "hurts" (13% said "helps").

He asked about Kerry's motivations and 72% said that Kerry acts out of "naiveté and miscomprehension of the situation".

The good news: only 8% thought Kerry was acting out of "hostility to Israel".

Lazar is clinging to this last number, which leads him to say that "the only mitigation of Israelis' harsh assessment of the administration's performance it to say that it doesn't come from malice but rather because of lack of understanding of the situation".

He says that the numbers presented in this poll are the pinnacle of a growing mistrust that began years ago. We have to remember, Lazar says, that "the Israeli public has been suspicious of Obama since the beginning of his presidency". We know that we have the numbers to prove it.Read the full story here.