The official stance on Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank is that it was “very positive” and had made “real progress.” The reality, which of course is totally distinct, suggests a total failure.
Not only did Kerry fail to make any deal to restart the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which was supposed to be the whole point of his visit, and Palestinian officials confirmed they weren’t any closer to a “breakthrough.”
Israel followed up Kerry’s departure with another announcement settlement expansion, this time in occupied East Jerusalem’s Har Homa. Likud officials were defiant, insisting that Kerry’s visit would not prevent them from continuing to build settlement units.
An unnamed Israeli government minister also suggested that this would continue to be an issue, saying that Netanyahu was against any settlement freeze and that they will never accept “absurd” Palestinian demands.
What the heck did that moron expect? Is he so clueless about Israel's agenda, the facts on the ground and the history of negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians that he believed he could salvage anything? His is what might be called ketchup diplomacy, enough to give you gas but without any follow through.
For last decades the USA government have said the same shit with Israel stealing more of the Palestinians lands.., there is no other way then a total boycott of the israeli regime starting with the USA-England, Saudis, UAE and rest of Europe demanding for Israel to withdraw to 1967 border.., and the vote at UN for boycott. People need to understand that Israel will never understand any other language then a real threat..,
And is this newsworthy? this is regular life for Palestinians as well as for American so called diplomats.
Oh no, poor defenseless Israel was forced to build more settlements by the despicable Palestinians. If only the Palestinians would drop all pre-conditions and comply with Israel's non negotiable pre-conditions, the settlements would still be built. So, it is all the Palestinians fault.
kery was lucky to leave when he did so the zionist did not crap all over him and put him to sit on a potty.
This is what happens when you've sold your soul to the devil – and attempt to tell the devil what he can do and not do. The devil laughs in your face.
Perchance Kerry should grow a pair and actually threaten the Israeli government with, say, terminating the preferred trading partnership – and then follow through when they laugh in his face, again. Only then will the message get through.
Or, possibly, Kerry is in over his head and should have stayed where he was, comfortably ensconced in the Senate – where he was dealing with others who were in his league.
Why doesn't Kerry just move State Dept HQ to Tel Aviv and hire an israeli staff? It would be cheaper, require less travel and reflect the reality of the current situation.
Kerry, the ankle gripper extraordinaire.
Israel urinated in Kerry's face and he called it rain.
"There are all kinds of atrocities, and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took part in shootings in free fire zones. I conducted harassment and interdiction fire. I used 50-caliber machine guns, which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people. I took part in search and destroy missions, in the burning of villages. All of this is contrary to the laws of warfare, all of this is contrary to the Geneva Conventions and all of this is ordered as a matter of written established policy by the government of the United States from the top down. And I believe that the men who designed these, the men who designed the free fire zone, the men who ordered us, the men who signed off the air raid strike areas, I think these men, by the letter of the law, the same letter of the law that tried Lieutenant [William] Calley, are war criminals."
John Kerry's Testimony before subcommittees of the U.S. Senate, April, 1971……………..
The only possible solution at this time is one state with equal political rights for all ,both the indigenous and the squatters. The indigenous should start agitating for that but using only peaceful means. Otherwise ,the squatters are just looking for an excuse to eradicate the indigenous peoples.
Another way would be for the squatters to reimburse the indigenous for loss of land and property if they move somewhere else .The squatters and their supporters worldwide have plenty of resources to accomplish this.
Failure? But isn't that what Kerry was in fact working for?