Anger at the notion of diplomacy with Iran has Israel increasingly down on Secretary of State John Kerry, with many seeing his pro-diplomacy statements as inherently anti-Israel.
Top Israeli ministers are even suggesting he’s not suitable as a mediator in the stalled talks between them and the Palestinians, and suggest the Israel-US relationship is increasingly hostile.
That’s a major shift, as the Palestinians have long complained Kerry and other US officials are letting Israel dictate terms and set the talks up for failure.
Israel had loudly endorsed Kerry’s nomination as a “pro-Israel” nominee, compared to considerable disquiet about Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s nomination. Israel’s opposition to the Iran deal seems to be driving its perception of other issues in a big way.
"About time we throw Benjamin Netanyahu under the proverbial bus."
But you should do it in more than a symbolic sense. Maybe throw him under an M1 Abrams?
It is time for Israel to man up. It must get tough, REALLY TOUGH, with Washington. No more deviations with Israel's policy of Genocide of Christians and Muslims. Israel send Washington a harsh message. It must start to refuse to accept Americans tax dollars. Israel must cut of all American foreign aid. Anything less would be an acknowledgement that America has a right to pursue interests separate from Israel's. America must be taught that Lincoln only freed some slaves, that the real MASTERS are still in charge.
I think Kerry's recent comments about settlements, and confrontation with Netanyahu on Palestinians, had a lot to do with this too. Israelis see two distinct problems with him at the same time. They are used to quite different treatment. Kerry is doing things that should have been done a long time ago.
Any American Secretary of state will never be suitable as a peace broker. How can the Palestinians negotiate with 2 teams on the same side?
Well, its like having a threesome and you are left out of the action.
Nothing is ever good enough for these guys.