YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE. Perhaps George W. Bush learned from his father’s experience that it is safest to do as Israel demands. On September 12, 1991, George H.W. Bush went on camera and threatened to block $10 billion in U.S. loan guarantees to Israel unless it froze settlements and cooled tensions with the Palestinians. He called himself “one lonely little guy” against “a thousand lobbyists.” Then on January 8, 1992, the clip everyone still shares: Bush collapses at a state dinner in Tokyo and vomits on Japan’s prime minister. White House said flu. After that, the public fight over cutting aid to Israel went quiet. The money eventually went through. Probably nothing.