National Review Online has taken note: Diplomacy Doesn't Get Any Smarter Than This. And the NRO commenters have redubbed 'smart diplomacy':
A better phrase might be "smart-assed diplomacy". I have never heard any Israeli official ever refer to Kerry as a superluous, arrogant caricature of a diplomat, a butt-boy for Hamas. I don't think any Israeli official would ever say such a thing, but it is true."Supercilious, arrogant caricature" accurately describes the entire Obama administration. The only adjective missing is 'thin-skinned'.