The US - Israel - Saudi Arabia axis?

I don't know about the rest of you, but I think Newsweek is reading a bit much into this week's muted Israeli reaction to the sale of F-15's and F-16's to Saudi Arabia. The United States is preparing to sell 84 advanced F-15s to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Once upon a time, this might have meant upsetting a crucial ally—Israel. But this time, once the Obama administration told Israel that the