Trump's Sec'y of State falls into J-Street trap over PA state

Arutz Sheva ^ | 12/1/17 | Suzy Dim

[Eleutheria5]

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Here is the exchange between Virgina Senator Tim Kaine (D) and Tillerson:

KAINE: Mr. Tillerson, thank you. I encourage people to fly north to south not just east and west, and other parts of the world have a claim in our attention, but there are some real opportunities. I assume you support the U.S. position that's been in place since the 1940s to do what we can to provide a two-state solution with Israel and Palestine with a living peacefully side by side, that is the dream we hope for that region and I assume that you support that?

TILLERSON: I don't think anyone would take a position they don't hope for peace in that area for the issues to be ultimately resolved.

KAINE: And peace within the context of two-state solution as was determined by the U.N. and been the bipartisan policy since the late 1940s?

TILLERSON: I think that's the dream everyone is in pursuit of. Whether it can be a reality remains to be seen.

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TILLERSON: .....

The issues are long-standing and I think it's the state department's role to create, try to create an environment that brings parties together to want to find a way forward. I can tell you under the conditions today that's just -- it's extremely challenging to do that, but that has to be the aspirational goal. And to your example, sometimes it takes a different generation that's not carrying all that baggage of the past with them.

KAINE: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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[TWhiteBear]

Mr. Tillerson gave a professional, diplomatic answer.
The article is Fake News and the only trap is the one the Sen. Kaine and the writer of the lead fell into.
TWB

[DoughtyOne]

Every time I’ve seen him he has looked like a duffus.

[Alberta's Child]

The whole purpose of asking these questions is to undermine Tillerson’s support among Republican senators who have been purchased and owned by foreign interests for years.

[tomkat]

The Arutz Sheva headline seems quite misleading, as I gleaned nothing like an 'endorsement' in Tillerson's remarks.
Sounded to me like Tillerson had no intention of handing anything to that reptile Kaine but comfy sounding air.

[Alberta's Child]

Anyone with half a brain ALSO knows the “two State” solution ALREADY exists - Jordan and Israel and the Palestinians are Jordan’s problems not Israel’s.

That is simply not true. The original 1947 U.N. plan for the British Mandate of Palestine included THREE separate areas: an "Arab State," a "Jewish State," and a quasi-sovereign area around Jerusalem that would function under international governance.

Whether that is even feasible 70 years later is a legitimate question, but there is no basis for the claim that Jordan is a "Palestinian state."

[SaveFerris]

He probably pulled that same stunt vis-a-vis “Love Story” (approximately) or something like that in college. So he figured it would work on a bunch of liberal idiots at a campaign rally.

But to anyone looking at it from the outside, it just comes off somewhat creepy. I have no idea who made the meme.

[Zenjitsuman]

You got the right answer, Rex just doesn’t understand as much as you do.

We have to stop funding the terrorist PLO/Hamas, and let Israel annex the land of historic Israel, Judea, Sameria

PLO, never kept to agreements, still stabbing and running over Jews in the street. Plo paid murders bounties for killing Jews. Hamas has shot thousands of missiles into Israel.

Obama the Muzzie has always sided with the terrorist, funding them.

[SaveFerris]

[Obama the Muzzie has always sided with the terrorist, funding them.]

HAMAS, the ISLAMIC TERRORIST GROUP, ran a PHONE BANK CALLING AMERICAN VOTERS to VOTE FOR Obama in 2008. Something that passed right over the heads of stupid American liberals (OK that was redundanct - It’s from our Department of Redundancy Department).

[DoughtyOne]

I lost the context there, but he is sort of a hinky misfit guy.

I can imagine him doing some interesting off-que things.

He seems such a social misfit, it makes wonder how he got elected.

I generally want to identify with someone a bit, but this guy would kill that.

[SaveFerris]

His creepy bus picture was taken with him pulling away from a rally.

If it were one of the rare SP episodes I’ve seen, I would think he’s saying “I love you guys” in the insincere Cartman voice.

[silverleaf]

Let them say whatever it takes to get confirmed

Then conduct themselves in office like sane adults

[Savonarola]

Kaine is a Biden-class lightweight. Vote him out next year.

[GOYAKLA]

Poor imitation of Squiggy!

[SaveFerris]

Make it so.

[NorthMountain]

Is Tim Kaine homosexual?

[ought-six]

Tim Kaine looks like the creepy uncle who wants to touch you in inappropriate places.

[miss marmelstein]

I didn't watch today's hearings but I did watch a little yesterday. It came to me that Tillerson reminded most of James Baker. Then Laura Ingraham said today that she knows for a fact that Tillerson was brought to Trump by James Baker. She didn't say it as a negative at all. But that sent a tiny shiver up my spine.

[jonrick46]

I also am having a hard time trying to see what was wrong with his answer. I think he just tied Senator Tim Kaine into a knot.

[DoughtyOne]

LOL

[ROCKLOBSTER]

there is no basis for the claim that Jordan is a "Palestinian state."

Sure there is.

Everything in Palestine is a "Palestinian state". There must be four or five of them.