Thursday, July 31, 2014

Krauthammer: Legitimizing Hamas’s War Criminality

Our secretary of state has alienated both Israel and our moderate Arab partners.
 

Kerry Israel Talks - Political Cartoon
http://comicallyincorrect.com/2014/07/30/kerry-israel-talks/

"John Kerry is upset by heavy criticism from Israelis — left, right and center — of his recent ceasefire diplomacy. But that’s only half the story. More significant is the consternation of America’s Arab partners, starting with the president of the Palestinian Authority. Mahmoud Abbas was stunned that Kerry would fly off to Paris to negotiate with Hamas allies Qatar and Turkey in talks that excluded the PA and Egypt.
 
"The talks also undermined Egypt’s ceasefire proposal, which Israel had accepted and Hamas rejected. “Kerry tried through his latest plan to destroy the Egyptian bid,” charged a senior Palestinian official quoted in the Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat — a peace plan that the PA itself had supported.

"It gets worse."   Full article

Then this, which is linked to by Mr. Krauthammer:

John Kerry’s big blunder in seeking an Israel-Gaza cease-fire


JoshuaPundit

... "Second, he seeks to fulfill the instructions of President Obama, who wants an immediate cease-fire and has become skeptical about solving the knotted Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

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