The New York Times clearly thought they could report that Israel's political leadership was divided over the contentious issue of the blockade of Gaza. So they conducted an interview with Kadima leader Tzipi Livni. Boy were they surprised to hear her views.

Livni defended the blockade and emphatically declared that "there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza."

Confused by her defense of current polices the interviewer exclaims:

You're the leader of the centrist Kadima Party, which is an opposition party. Yet you don't sound very opposed to the views of the ruling party.

Livni responds:

On the right of Israel to exist and to defend itself, there is no opposition in Israel.

Read the interview here.

Given that this interview is in the New York Times there is no doubt that the White House operatives who believe that Netanyahu's policies have many opponents in Israel have read Livni's comments and hopefully they have learned that when Netanyahu defends the State of Israel even the opposition supports his policies.