Posted on 07/23/2014 1:29:04 AM PDT by bd476
AP and ABC News
TEL AVIV, Israel — Jul 23, 2014, 4:12 AM ET
The top U.S. diplomat defied a Federal Aviation Administration ban and flew into Israel's main airport Wednesday in a sign of sheer will to achieve a cease-fire agreement in the warring Gaza Strip despite little evidence of progress in ongoing negotiations.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry planned to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during what appeared to be a crucial day in the flailing talks. U.S. officials have downplayed expectations for an immediate, lasting truce between Israel and the Hamas militant group that controls Gaza. At the least, Kerry's mission Wednesday sought to define the limits of what each side would accept in a potential cease-fire.
Kerry flew into Tel Aviv on an Air Force jet one day after the FAA banned commercial flights into Ben-Gurion Airport. The FAA imposed the 24-hour restriction after a Hamas rocket landed within a mile of the airport on Tuesday.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday's meetings would continue Kerry's efforts to get Hamas and Israel to declare a truce after more than two weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip. More than 630 Palestinians and about 30 Israelis have been killed in the violence.
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Do you have a correction for that 2nd link?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3183828/hotair.com/archives/2014/07/20/pre-show-hot-mike-catches-kerry-mocking-israel-avoids-repeating-when-asked-during-show/
Its propaganda
Really stupid and ineffective propaganda
Slow news day? I don’t care for Kerry, but he should be doing his job. This is nit-picky.
That, or he's attempting to change what History books will finally say about him.
Yep, that’s it. Thanks.
"Sheer will", eh?
Is he seeking a "Triumph of the Will"?
Is that a trick question?
So if Kerry breaks a Federal ban, it’s an “act of sheer will”?
What is it if one of the serfs does it? Just plain “illegal”?
It’s sheer will for him to continue talking, despite the constant whickering and whinnying going on behind him, and the flies that must be swatted with the long, hairy appendage attached to his nose, not to mention the flagellant noises that emanate from his mouth.
“... in a sign of sheer will...”
*ROFL* How else was he gonna get there??? On a trolley???
Sheer will my a$$.......
Bibi should make Kerry do the negotiations in downtown Sderot.
"Flatulent", perhaps?
He deserves to be flagellated, though ... he does a very poor job of representing these United States to the rest of the world.
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Laws don't apply to Kerry. He was in Vietnam, as he explained to Netanyahu. He understands war, and civilian casualties. He even explained it to Congress years ago.
LOL
You mean less about incompetence and more about evil?
Rules are for the little people.
Can you or someone else find a picture of PM Bibi when he was in the military when he was younger and have a picture of SOS John for comparison basis please! Thank-you ahead to any who response. :)
He figured he was safe because there were no bags of rice nearby he could blow up.
Here is a good starting picture:
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