Secretary of State John Kerry boarding a plane in Paris after negotiations on Saturday. Credit Pool photo by Charles Dharapak/NYT
Obama Admin: U.S.-Israel Relationship ‘In Jeopardy’ Over Criticism Of Kerry -- Washington Free Beacon
Despite years of pledges that the U.S.-Israel alliance is “unbreakable,” “ironclad,” and “unshakeable,” the Obama administration on Monday threatened the relationship over Israeli criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry.
According to the AP’s Matt Lee and Julie Pace, administration officials used ”unusually harsh language” to declare that “criticism of Kerry could put the relationship between the U.S. and Israel in jeopardy” and had “crossed a line.”
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Update #1: US fuming over Israeli criticism of Kerry -- AP
Update #2: US threatens relations with Israel could worsen over Kerry criticism -- RT
Update #3: US, Israel clash over criticism of Kerry -- Fox news
My Comment: As I had commented in an earlier post .... The criticism in the Israeli press on John Kerry's diplomatic efforts are just scathing .... and from all sides of the political spectrum.
The U.S. obviously had to respond .... but while the U.S. is directing their anger at Israel .... the fact is that the criticism has also been coming from the Arab side .... albeit a bit muted.
Update #4: No kidding .... Even Gaza Truce Is Hard to Win, Kerry Is Finding (New York Times)
4 comments:
Short of becoming a declared enemy of Israel, how could the relationship get worse?
What they're really mad about is someone finally exposed them for what they are and said "no" in a very public way. So now comes the name calling. Look for articles insinuating Netanyahu et al are crazy, out of step with the times, bullies, etc.
The Israelis gave ammo to the Republicans to attack the White House on the Sunday morning talk shows. The democrat rebuttals were pathetic at best.
Sometimes the TRUTH hurts!!!
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