Rebuilding our alliances?

On day two of his administration, Mr. Obama has delivered a speech that dramatically shifts US relations with Israel, our closest and most vital ally in the middle east. Mr. Obama demands that Israel lift its blockade of Gaza as part of a cease fire:

As part of a lasting ceasefire, Gaza’s border crossings should be open to allow the flow of aid and commerce, with an appropriate monitoring regime, with the international and Palestinian Authority participating

He also expressed his deep concern about the effect of Israel's recent action against Hamas:

I was deeply concerned by the loss of Palestinian and Israeli life in recent days and by the substantial suffering and humanitarian needs in Gaza.

In addition, in what Israel could rightly interpret as a slight, President Obama made his frist phone call in that capacity to the leader of Fatah, Mahmud Abbas.

From a man who pledged to "rebuild our alliances", it seems an odd move to undermine an ally within the first 48 hours of taking the oath. But I must recall that when the Left speaks of our "alliances", they're speaking exclusively of socialist Western European states who just couldn't stand that horrid cowboy from Texas who refused to negotiate with terrorists, and consistently supported those awful Jews. Sorry, I forgot about that.