Oy vay...

Israelis are up in arms over a photo of Obama on the phone to Netanyahu with his shoes propped on the desk so the soles face the viewer.

It is considered an insult in the Arab world to show the sole of your shoe to someone. It is not a Jewish custom necessarily, but Israel feels enough a part of the Middle East after 60 years to be insulted too.

Does this strike anyone else as deeply ironic?