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Netanyahu’s New Media Chief Calls Obama Antisemitic, Claims Kerry Has Mental Ability (short)
MintPressNews.Com ^ | November 6, 2015 | By Reuters

Posted on 11/28/2015 11:08:59 AM PST by SaveFerris

The United States takes offense at comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new communications director accusing President Barack Obama of anti-Semitism and suggesting that Secretary of State John Kerry had the mental abilities of a 12-year-old, the State Department said on Thursday.

It said Kerry had spoken to the Israeli leader on Thursday and understood that Netanyahu “will be reviewing” the appointment of Ran Baratz after a U.S.-Israeli summit meeting at the White House next week.

Netanyahu and Obama are due to meet to try to mend fences after fierce feuding over the Iran nuclear deal that Israel opposes. As head of public diplomacy and media, Baratz, a 42-year-old philosophy lecturer, will be tasked with improving Israel’s reputation in the world. His comments were published previous to his appointment.

“His comments about U.S. officials, including the president and Secretary Kerry, we believe were troubling and offensive. We obviously expect government officials from any country, especially our closest allies, to speak respectfully and truthfully about senior U.S. government officials,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

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To: BobL

Netanyahu should appoint a 12-year-old attache to keep Kerry entertained while the big folks parley.


41 posted on 11/28/2015 12:46:15 PM PST by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: 60Gunner
Kerry has the mental ability of a 12-year-old?

Gosh, I would have aimed lower than that.

Probably was referring to Barkies 12 yr old son.




42 posted on 11/28/2015 12:51:19 PM PST by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: SaveFerris

“mental abilities of a 12-year-old”?
NOt so and it is insulting.
Kerry has the wits of an 8 year old fool..


43 posted on 11/28/2015 12:57:02 PM PST by Joe Boucher (the only good mooselimb is a dead mooselimb.)
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To: SaveFerris

I’m not offended.


44 posted on 11/28/2015 12:58:14 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Calvin Locke
I bet he's suffered far worse shaving mishaps.

All three of Kerry's purple hearts were awarded for extremely superficial "injuries".

45 posted on 11/28/2015 1:02:47 PM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: .IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: Calvin Locke

True, and the grain of rice came from him tossing a grenade into a villages’ rice store. No VC in site. What a maroon.


46 posted on 11/28/2015 1:49:25 PM PST by TStro (Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.)
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To: SaveFerris

He was being too generous to the french looking guy.


47 posted on 11/28/2015 2:40:55 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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Incident from about 3 weeks ago. He's still media chief despite the protestations of the administration's mouthpieces. Closer to the truth than calling Netanyahu a coward too.

48 posted on 11/29/2015 8:27:23 AM PST by SJackson (Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Mike Tyson)
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To: SaveFerris

Regarding Kerry, that high?


49 posted on 11/29/2015 9:19:37 AM PST by kalee
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To: SaveFerris

“We expect government officials from any country...to speak respectfully...about senior US government officials.”

That doesn’t apply to the way US government officials speak about senior government officials of other countries, of course.


50 posted on 11/29/2015 9:54:26 AM PST by BusterBear (/)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Now just a cotton pickin’ minit here. Let’s be fair. Time to update that insult. He has the mental capacity of the 11-year-old light rail stabber, but before he got shot, because after he got shot, the actual kid surpassed Lurch.


51 posted on 11/29/2015 2:27:35 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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