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Senators Appalled by Kerry's Anti-Israel Remarks in Iran Briefing
Jewish Press Online ^ | November 13, 2013 | Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Posted on 11/13/2013 8:58:10 PM PST by JOHN ADAMS

In what was described as a “purely emotional” appeal that did not reveal the necessary specificity to assuage lawmakers’ concerns about a deceptive Iran on the brink of acquiring the ability to produce nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with members of the U.S. Senate banking committee on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 13. Kerry remained adamant that if congress ups the sanctions, it will push away Iranians from the negotiating table. And many members of congress seemed to be just as adamant that de-fanging sanctions at this stage of negotiations, when the Iranians remain unwilling to make major concessions, will mean any deal will be at great cost to the west and have little substantive effect on Iran’s nuclear abilities. “Our hope is that no new sanctions would be put in place for the simple reason that, if they are, it could be viewed as bad faith by the people we are negotiating with,” Kerry said before entering a closed-door briefing with members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, according to CNN. “It could destroy the ability to be able to get agreement,” he added, “and it could actually wind up setting us back in dialogue that’s taken 30 years to achieve.” But after the meeting, the few congressmen who were willing to speak had harsh words both about the content of what was discussed, but also the atmospherics

Read more at: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/senators-appalled-by-kerrys-anti-israel-remarks-in-iran-briefing/2013/11/14/

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: antisemite; capitulation; iran; israel; johnkerry; kerry; lurch; obamaforeignpolicy; proislamist
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To: Berosus

Kerry is also a direct male-line descendant of the “prophet muhammed” according to Burke’s peerage.

http://old.nationalreview.com/kerry/kerry200410021336.asp


21 posted on 11/14/2013 7:22:04 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: JOHN ADAMS
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Iranians love playing Kerry - he's gullible, easy and a fool...

22 posted on 11/14/2013 7:59:30 AM PST by GOPJ (Obama - "too arrogant to question his own bad judgement" ... Greenfield)
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To: GOPJ

Do they let him sail his $7 million yacht on the Straits of Hormuz?


23 posted on 11/14/2013 8:00:58 AM PST by nascarnation (Baraq's 3rd term: squaw Warren? Lord help us!)
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To: nascarnation
Do they let him sail his $7 million yacht on the Straits of Hormuz?

As long as he stays 'stoopid' they'll let him water ski behind it...

24 posted on 11/14/2013 11:23:38 AM PST by GOPJ (Obama - "too arrogant to question his own bad judgement" ... Greenfield)
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