Posted on 07/28/2014 1:39:32 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Another red line crossed? As AP reports, Obama administration officials were fuming Monday over a torrent of Israeli criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry's latest bid to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Israeli media commentators have leveled almost nonstop criticism at Kerry in recent days over his attempts to bring Qatar and Turkey — two countries viewed by Israel as strong Hamas supporters — into the cease-fire negotiations - "U.S. Secretary of State of State John Kerry ruined everything." The White House is not happy - in unusually harsh language, officials said the criticism of Kerry could put the relationship between the U.S. and Israel in jeopardy. They also said the personal attacks on Kerry crossed a line.
As AP reports,
Obama administration officials were fuming Monday over a torrent of Israeli criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry's latest bid to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
In unusually harsh language, officials said the criticism of Kerry could put the relationship between the U.S. and Israel in jeopardy. They also said the personal attacks on Kerry crossed a line and were particularly disappointing at a time of active conflict.
Israeli media commentators have leveled almost nonstop criticism at Kerry in recent days over his attempts to bring Qatar and Turkey — two countries viewed by Israel as strong Hamas supporters — into the cease-fire negotiations. Kerry was also being accused of abandoning some of Israel's key demands during the negotiations.
In trying to implement the cease-fire over the weekend, "U.S. Secretary of State of State John Kerry ruined everything," wrote columnist Ari Shavit in Monday's Haaretz, Israel's leading liberal newspaper. "Very senior officials in Jerusalem described the proposal that Kerry put on the table as a 'strategic terrorist attack'."
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U.S. frustration with Israel seeped into the White House's readout of a phone call Sunday between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The White House said Obama told Netanyahu that the U.S. had "serious and growing concern" about the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. He also called to an "immediate, unconditional humanitarian cease-fire," according to the White House.
Is there anyone in the world who is not mocking John Kerry?
You might be right. They might be that stupid.
And so stupid, that if it does happen, they won’t realize that it was their actions that caused it and as usual they will blame the victim — Israel.
Kerry has a history of showboat negotiations with the enemy. Nothing new here ....
Maybe that's what he was supposed to do......................
Actually, I think they WILL realize it was their actions that caused it.
I do not think they are stupid (well, Obama, anyway - Kerry is as dumb as a sack of cowsh*t). I DO think they are evil.
Are you SURE those are not pictures of John Warner?
“No one wants Nuclear War in the Middle East including Kerry and Obama”
This may not necessarily be true. Depends on which side is speaking.
Well HOPEFULLY the Jewish people will stop voting democrap after this...
Maybe we should annex Israel and install Bibi in the WH???
John Focking Kerry is as useless as mams on a bull.
You know, there seems to be some substance in the old adage that liberalism is a mental disease. Here we have the arrogant John Kerry, whose paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants who became Christians ‘to assimilate into the American scene’, and now Kerry is all in for the liberal anti=Semitic treatment of Israel, which is ‘go jump in the lake and drown’.
The Current Regime has, if not zero credibility, pretty close to zero.....I read LeMonde, DerSpiegel and other English translated newspapers since Obama got in and blacked out all news. I remember the French saying (paraphrasing) “ Oh shit! This guy is an idiot”, the Germans pointing out there will be no place safe on Earth, and a Scandanavian newspaper saying “Well, at least we won’t be involved, hopefully.” Over the years I’ve known we are being hated, ridiculed and VERY largely ignored because of Obama.
Will ruin the US / Israeli relationship. So, Obama gets his chance to turn on Israel. I’m waiting for Israel to stand alone. Then the Lord will come and smite some people.
A lot of the American Jews who vote Democrap are not particularly supportive of Israel so it won't move them.
That's why he got the job.
You mean they are going to try to fix Israel like they fixed Egypt, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Trashcanistan...
You have to feel a little sorry for those schmucks in the Gaza.
Pray America wakes up
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