Taking his efforts to sell the Iran deal on the road, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at several conferences and media interviews today on the matter, starting off with comments before the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) during which he had some serious warnings for Israel.
During the CFR talks, Kerry cautioned that considering intense Israeli lobbying efforts against the pact, if the US Congress does end up killing the deal the international community is likely to blame Israel more than it blames the US for blocking it.
Kerry also warned during the comments that Congress blocking the deal would be humiliating for the US in general, and would make it difficult for him to negotiate any diplomatic deals, giving the appearance that the US has “535 secretaries of State.”
After an appearance on NBC in which he warned Israel against attacking Iran, Kerry met with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. While the details of those comments were not all made public, it was described by those present as a “very intense exchange” with those in attendance.
Among those present at the conference was former Sen. Joe Lieberman (D – CT), who is said to have made “impassioned comments” against the deal. Lieberman is among several former Democratic Congressmen appointed by Israeli lobbying group AIPAC to a major new lobbying campaign against the pact.
Because Israel's lobby and Sheldon Adelson's money will be behind it.
Do as you please Kerry…..
Israel is gone regardless!!!!
Lieberman (D-IS) should be registered as an agent for a foreign country – and his access adjusted accordingly.
will the charge of antisemitism be hurled at him now?
A lesser version of the charge will be " Israel is being thrown under the bus.Israel cant even discuss its security needs"
If Benjamin Netanyahu is against the deal then I am for it!
"Lieberman is among several former Democratic Congressmen appointed by Israeli lobbying group AIPAC"
Giving the tinpot Jewish State of Israel so much importance is causing the USA to be seen even more as a pathetic pretence of a democratic country, let alone a world leader.
I will put the blame where it belongs–on the US Jewish Lobbies and the Israeli Fifth Columnist in the US which includes the politicians who sell us out for 30 pieces of Jewish silver.
THIS subversive infiltration is how and where it all started–and where it needs to be ended to get rid of this Israel parasite completely.
Get this foreign interest abomination out of our country before it destroys us any further.
It is long past time to stop allowing Israel to dictate US policy. President Obama should revoke the visa of any Israeli official who contacts Congress and break off diplomatic relations with Israel until such time as Israel promises to and in fact refrains from attempting to influence Congress. This is our country, not Israel's, and if our Congress doesn't understand that it is time for the President to take back control of our foreign policy which our Constitution entrusts to him under Article II of our Constitution.
Try to place yourself in the shoes of the Prime Minister of Israel (the following is not an excuse for Israel's policies). The return of all settlers from the West Bank to an Israel with internationally acceptable borders must be a horrible nightmare for that PM because these terrorists are perfectly able to turn Israel into a right-wing, religious dictatorship. Israel has created a monster which it cannot tame.
It is therefore incorrect to hold that "Israel dictates US policy" because it is Jewish settlers on the West Bank who dictate Israel's policy which, in turn, influences US policy towards the region. The policies of our administrations have been and still are driven by the settler issue.
Every one of our Presidents since Eisenhower has known that the establishment of a Palestinian State will demand the temporary presence in that state of an international military force to protect that state against terrorist attacks out of Israel after the settlers have left. No US president has been and will be willing to do that against an almost certain overwhelming disapproval by our nation.
Stalemate which favors Israel will continue.
It is the West-Bank settler issue, not Iran, which drives the undercurrent of enmity of US and Israel.
Makes me wonder if our Congress are agents of a foreign power?