U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps off his plane as he arrives in Amman airport, June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Majed Jaber
Israeli Newspaper Slams John Kerry: ‘Clueless U.S. Mediator’ -- Washington Times
Israeli media doesn’t have a favorable impression of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his push toward peace in the Middle East, opening one opinion page posting with this title: “Clueless U.S. mediator.”
Ynet News’ Hagai Segal’s angle: Why is Mr. Kerry trying too hard to facilitate a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, when Egypt and Syria are in utter chaos?
Even The New York Times wonders this question, Ynet said. And his work to bring about this deal is only “placing American foreign policy in a ridiculous light,” the Israeli paper opined.
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My Comment: I said the same thing last week. Egypt is in chaos. The Syrian civil war is devouring it's citizens. Iraq is becoming increasingly unstable and sectarian. Unrest throughout Turkey. Hezbollah is raising tensions in Lebanon over it's involvement in the Syrian civil war. Iran's nuke ambitions continue. But the U.S. Secretary of State is pursuing (and pressuring) Israel to find an accommodation with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas .... a leader who does not even have much support among the Palestinians themselves. And in this mess .... where is President Obama?
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