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Britain, edging towards Trump, scolds Kerry over Israel
Reuters ^
| December 30, 2016
| Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton
Posted on 12/30/2016 7:58:42 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Britain scolded U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for describing the Israeli government as the most right-wing in Israeli history, a move that aligns Prime Minister Theresa May more closely with President-elect Donald Trump.
After U.S. President Barack Obama enraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by refusing to veto a UN Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, Kerry's public rebuke of Israel has unsettled some allies such as Britain.
Amid one of the United States' sharpest confrontations with Israel since the 1956 Suez crisis, Kerry said in a speech that Israel jeopardizeds hopes of peace in the Middle East by building settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem....
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: israel; kerry; obama; trump
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To: Londo Molari
Obama hates Jews and they still voted for the POS.
Because they are commies first, Jews only a little.
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12/30/2016 10:51:48 AM PST
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samtheman
(I REALLY hope Trump reads FR)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
After U.S. President Barack Obama enraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by refusing to veto a UN Security Council resolution Ignoring the fact that Great
Britain didn't block it either.
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12/30/2016 10:53:31 AM PST
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itsahoot
(Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
To: NonValueAdded
I picture that officer at the tail end of The Bridge Over the River Kwai ... Oh my God, what have I done?
Madness.
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12/30/2016 10:55:04 AM PST
by
itsahoot
(Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
To: itsahoot
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12/30/2016 11:22:32 AM PST
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NonValueAdded
(#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #MyPresident #MAGA)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
....says the leader of one of nations that voted FOR the UN resolution.
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12/31/2016 9:33:57 AM PST
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Mr. Mojo
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