Posted on 01/14/2014 4:03:39 PM PST by SkyPilot
Defense minister called U.S. Secretary of State 'obsessive and messianic,' Netanyahu distanced self but stopped short of condemnation.
Senior American officials said Tuesday that the United States was not satisfied with the Israeli government's response to remarks by Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, in which he called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry "obsessive and messianic."
"We expect the Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] to put this right by publicly expressing his disagreement with the statements against Secretary Kerry, the negotiations with the Palestinians and Kerry's commitment to Israel's security," said a senior U.S. official.
Ya'alon's statements have sparked serious tension between the two countries. State Department Spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki told Haaretz on Tuesday evening that Ya'alon's remarks, if accurate, were "offensive and inappropriate, especially given all that the U.S. is doing to support Israel's security needs."
"Secretary Kerry and his team, including General John Allen, have been working day and night to try and promote a secure peace for Israel, because of the secretary's deep concern for Israel's future. To question Secretary Kerry's motives and distort his proposal is not something we would expect from the defense minister of a close ally," Psaki said.
Ya'alon has recently made several strong statements, both on- and off-the-record, against the background of Kerry's attempts to advance a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
The Israeli daily Yedioth Aharonoth on Tuesday quoted Ya'alon's derisive "obsessive and messianic" remarks against the U.S. secretary of state, as well as a remark that he hoped Kerry would "get a Nobel Prize and leaves us alone."
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I put GOD and HIS HOLY BIBLE WORD above Obama and Kerry.
A support anyone that will attack Kerry!!!
He’s the lowest form of human!
As Dick Cheney recently said, our enemies no longer fear us and our friends no longer trust us. Israel has by now realized that Obama and Kerry cannot be trusted. I have been laughing at Ya’alon’s characterization of Kerry all day long. He nailed it. I hope Bibi does not condemn him for saying things as they are.
Amen. Psalm 7: 6-16
What is wrong with Kerry’s face???!!!!
There, fixed it for ya. :-)
Ikh bin yisroyl
He should say “What difference does it make?”
I think it's been paralyzed by excessive Botox injections since the '04 campaign. He probably takes his nutrients by straw.
Too bad "Deep Space Nine" went off the air. He could be a stage double for Odo.
“-—senior US official”-—WHO?. c’mon gutless person with no name. Put your name and face behind your whimpyass demand. Or shut your pie hole and stay out of the way.
They won't even name the official?
Take their tokens an throw ‘em over the White House wall.
Lurch is even scrooging up his ‘butler duties’ to Israel. Its best if he keeps his long chin out of Israeli affairs.
Tell him to borrow a pair of balls from Mrs. Slick Willy and man up!
I’d tell Psaki to go borrow Chebacca’s personal massage device and GF herself.
What a snarky whiny little bitch.
I stand with Israel as well. My part is to vote against those who want to ramrod Israel into a big train wreck ! I am old enough to remember Jimmy Carter and how he tried to ramrod things down Israel’s throat and the punishment was high unemployment and high inflation.
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