Israel announced Wednesday that it had thwarted an “advanced” al-Qaida attack plan against the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv. Three Palestinian recruits tied to al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri were arrested for conspiring to perpetrate bombings, shootings and kidnappings, though the U.S. State Department has not verified Israel’s claim. No surprise there, of course, given that Barack Obama assured us that al-Qaida was “decimated” before the 2012 presidential election and we have nothing more to worry about from what he now calls the al-Qaida “jayvee” squad. Move along.