I've always felt that Powell hated Israel. You could see the look of disdain when he was speaking in a joint appearance with Arik. Perhaps he just has an affinity for the Labor Party in Israel, but I think it is something much deeper. I think he identifies with Arabs. Powell is lifelong friend of Saudi Prince Bandar and spirited out the Bin Laden gang on September 12th, 2001 on his request. Powell is completely on the Arab side, hostile to Israel, hostile to the Bush Doctrine, and overall untrustworthy to represent out interests abroad. Unfortunately this pretty much describes every SoS we've had for 30 years.
The entire State Department is in the hip pocket of the royal gangster clan of Saud.