winner of two pulitzer prizes, "new york times" columnist. this week, questions you may have or i may have, bb netanyahu goes back to israel, and he is hailed a hero. >> there's no question when you stand up to foreign power, you insert your demands, that's going to support that. it's good work if you can get it. but what happens next week? i think we have to step back and really ask the big strategic question, why is israel popular? why has this been an enduring relationship all these years? why is that cameraman and that sound person support israel, whether they're jewish or not jewish? because we see them like us, we see them as a country that shares our values. and most importantly, we see israel as a bastion of democracy in the middle east. that's israel's greatest strategic strength vis-a-vis the united states. and those of us who have been critical of prime minister netanyahu on this issue are basically saying is that's precisely what is imperilled if