<p>Could you ever imagine Glenn Beck landing an interview with President Obama? Or perhaps the First Lady passing over a chit chat with Barbara Walters and the ladies of The View to share anecdotes with Bill O'Reilly?</p><p>So why is it that Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak not only picks up the phone when CBS' Bob Simon one of TV's premier anti-Israel attack dogs comes calling, but actually grants him an exclusive interview?</p><p>The Israeli and U.S. administrations could not be further apart when it comes to communications strategy. White House officials are extremely calculated when it comes to their handling of the press in their efforts to ensure positive coverage. In Israel on the other hand, Prime Minister Netanyahu and his spokespeople routinely grant interviews to hostile outlets and the relationship between Israeli ministers and the media appears to be completely haphazard.</p><p>"President Barack Obama is a master at limiting, shaping and manipulating media coverage of himself and his White House," opens a recent seminal article on the subject, published by Politico. "There is the iron-fisted control of access to White House information and officials. Top officials recently discouraged Cabinet secretaries from talking about sequestration. And even top officials privately gripe about the muzzle put on them by the White House," continues Politico.</p><p><a href="http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/03/03/bibi%E2%80%99s-messaging-opportunity/">Keep reading...</a></p>