US-Israeli relations have been on a rather uneven keel for months now, but really took a hit today with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon condemning Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace plan as “not worth the paper it’s written on.”
Ya’alon went on a protracted rant against Kerry in the comments, saying his plan contained “no peace and no security” and that Kerry himself was “acting out of misplaced obsession and messianic fervor.” He also hoped Kerry would hurry up and win a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts so he’d “leave us in peace.”
Condemning Kerry has been a hobby of a lot of Israel’s current coalition, but while a lot of those comments didn’t go anywhere, the US State Department lashed out loudly and quickly against Ya’alon, calling his comments “deeply offensive.”
By the evening, Ya’alon’s office had issued a formal statement of apology, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called unnamed top US officials in an attempt to calm things down.
Even after that, the Obama Administration is demanding that Netanyahu formally disavow Ya’alon’s comments in public, and reaffirm his “commitment” to the US proposal.
Thank God for wee, wee favors. The US government finally gets enough gumption to criticize Israel. Alas, it has nothing to do with American interests or simple concepts like justice or halting Genocide, but rather the ruffled feathers of a vain, botox enhanced, shabby feathered peacock, John Forbes Kerry. Still it is pleasant to see a little urine spraying in the other direction for a change. It would be a delight to hear Ya'alon forced to say it is raining.
Better to demand something of substance to prove it. Evacuate the settlements admitted to be illegal, even by Israel, within 30 days, or face sanctions like Iran. Then we'd see reality, not just fake apology for a passing admission of the reality.
At least the Zionist did not crap all over the current US administration.
Leave you in peace? . . . Hell, we'd be glad to leave you period, Ya'alon.
Leave you in peace? . . . Hell, we'd be glad to leave you period, Ya'alon.
Tadzio the US never criticize Israel on any of it’s illegal actions or careless comments, the word that is always used is, “Disagree,” it will be business as usual.
It's kabuki, nothing more. Move along, nothing to see here.