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State Department: Kerry Has 'Made Progress' in Ceasefire Bid
Arutz Sheva ^
| 1/8/14
| Elad Benari
Posted on 07/31/2014 2:41:57 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has "made some progress" in complicated talks to try to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, his department said Thursday.
"We know we're not there yet. But I think we have made some progress," said deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf, according to AFP.
"The secretary is very engaged in it. And hopefully soon we'll be able to get something temporary in place," she added.
Harf refused to be drawn further, including whether Washington was still trying to put in place a 24-hour truce or something longer, nor would she be drawn on how much longer the negotiations would take.
Progress is "always hard to quantify, but we believe we are getting closer," she was quoted as having told reporters.
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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ceasefire; ghaza; lurch; progress
When they're surrendering in droves with their hands in the air, he'll be trying to get them to lower their hands and reach for sidearms, just so he can negotiate a cease fire.
To: Eleutheria5
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:43:06 PM PDT
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: Eleutheria5
Kerry has agreed that no one can shoot at HIM.
He was quoted as saying...
“Don’t make me open a jar of ketchup on you!”
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:46:53 PM PDT
by
Zathras
To: molson209
Kerry got Hamas to go from , We want everything ,to We want almost everything
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:47:03 PM PDT
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: Eleutheria5
Complicated?
How complicated is — Hamas, turn over all of your weapons and surrender?
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:48:17 PM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: Zathras
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:48:58 PM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: Eleutheria5
Kerry is just hanging around hoping something good happens so that he and Obama can take the credit.
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:50:06 PM PDT
by
oldbrowser
(We have a rogue government in Washington)
To: Eleutheria5
"Can I get me some rocket tunnels here?"
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posted on
07/31/2014 3:01:17 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
To: Eleutheria5
To: Diogenesis
Are you looking down my shirt? Good. Want a better view? I’ll do anything for the Obama administration.
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posted on
07/31/2014 3:16:27 PM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today.)
To: Eleutheria5
Maybe he agreed to shut up for whatever duration of cease fire was declared.
To: Eleutheria5
"State Department: Kerry Has 'Made Progress' in Ceasefire Bid "Hahahahahahahahaha... (gasp!) ... hahahahahahaha....
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:29:32 PM PDT
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: Eleutheria5
Kerry has made huge progress in that he insisted that the meals be upgraded from 3 courses to 5 courses and cooked in the French style.
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:30:31 PM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Eleutheria5; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ..
Either that, or the State Department keeps LSD-laced candy dishes setting around.
Thanks Eleutheria5.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:28:00 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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