Rep. Peter King has introduced his resolution on Israel, the “America Stands With Israel” Act. It is a model of clarity. The resolution begins by stating that there is an “armed conflict” between Hamas and Israel, that Hamas has launched 10,000 rockets into Israel and that it is smuggling in more weapons. It states that Hamas is a terrorist organization funded and directed by Iran “as a proxy to fight Israel.” It affirms that Israel has a right to self-defense and to impose a military blockade. It goes on to recite some information about the flotilla, including the fact that its main organizer was the IHH, which is tied to Hamas and al-Qaeda. It reminds us that Israel has allowed 15,000 tons of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza each day.

The resolution then turns to the UN Human Rights Council, which includes such despotic regimes such as China, Egypt, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. It states that the Council passed a deeply flawed resolution condemning Israel for the flotilla and that it has passed 27 resolutions attacking Israel.

It calls on the administration to withdraw from the Council, to refuse to pay for any UN investigation of Israel, and to oppose any UN investigation of Israel.

Seems pretty straightforward. And yet all 37 co-sponsors at the time of this posting are Republicans. Do Democrats oppose these things? One imagines the Democrats are scrambling for cover. Indeed, a source on Capitol Hill today says that Rep. Howard Berman is working on a watered-down version, which would be far less objectionable to the administration (“softer on the administration, softer on the UN”). One wonders whether Berman is getting some J Street help in that regard. Isn’t that where you turn if you want cover for the administration when it’s doing something antithetical to the interests of Israel?