Surrounded on all sides by nations hell-bent on slaughtering its people, Israel has been isolated and alone in the community of nations for decades, with one crucial exception. That exception has been the United States. But the Obama administration has signaled a noticeable shift in the U.S. policy towards Israel, as seen in events ranging from the President's apology to the Arab and Muslim world for alleged American misdeeds to Obama's speech calling for a return to the 1967 lines.