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US irate with Israeli defense minister comments
Associated Press ^ | Mar 19, 2014 3:26 PM EDT | Matthew Lee

Posted on 03/19/2014 12:46:30 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The Obama administration on Wednesday vented its anger at the Israeli defense minister’s public criticism of the U.S. and his personal insults of Secretary of State John Kerry.

In a new sign of tension between top officials of the two allies as Washington tries to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and negotiate with Iran over its nuclear program, Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest recent remarks by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon.

Yaalon this week accused the Obama administration of being weak on Iran and questioned its commitment to Israel’s security. Previously, Yaalon has criticized Kerry personally for being unrealistic and naive in trying to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; johnkerry; kenyanbornmuzzie; lebanon; lurch; mosheyaalon; obama; samanthapower; syria; valeriejarrett; waronterror; yaalon
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If they thought Putin was too much to handle, trying to bully Israel to make themselves feel better will really show their true weakness.
1 posted on 03/19/2014 12:46:30 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Truth hurts.


2 posted on 03/19/2014 12:47:21 PM PDT by mulligan (I)
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Obama and Kerry can pummel Israel because they’re pathetically weak on Iran and Russia. They really do have Israel’s back.


3 posted on 03/19/2014 12:48:40 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Olog-hai

At some point Bibi is going to tell Obama to ‘Bite Me’ and unleash hell on Iran.


4 posted on 03/19/2014 12:49:21 PM PDT by AU72
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To: Olog-hai

Obama and his cronies can’t admit that Obama’s ass has been handed to him by Putin, but I think we all know that is what Obama wanted from the start, after all, he promised to be more “Flexible” with Russia after the election


5 posted on 03/19/2014 12:49:22 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Olog-hai

Obama doesn’t like Israelis not drinking the Koolaid of a bad “deal” with Iran, and goes after them.


6 posted on 03/19/2014 12:49:37 PM PDT by LowTaxesEqualsProsperity
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To: All

The US is not Irate ... The Regime is Irate!


7 posted on 03/19/2014 12:50:32 PM PDT by thegrump (It is who we are. It is what we do. Live for nothing or die for something !)
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To: LowTaxesEqualsProsperity

Kerry is a puss and even he knows it.


8 posted on 03/19/2014 12:50:59 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Olog-hai

I hope that Bibi told Kerry that his DM was right!


9 posted on 03/19/2014 12:51:19 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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Why the long face John, somebody picking on you again?
10 posted on 03/19/2014 12:51:44 PM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: Olog-hai

If the shoe fits...


11 posted on 03/19/2014 12:51:46 PM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: LowTaxesEqualsProsperity

Obama irate ????????????

you mean Valerie is irate.......

Obama still sticks Milk Duds in his ear


12 posted on 03/19/2014 12:52:04 PM PDT by advertising guy
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unrealistic and naive

Describes obama, kerry, and the democRATs perfectly.

13 posted on 03/19/2014 12:52:32 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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I can’t blame Israel. Their future security depends on a president who has shown contempt for them and is “working” with Israel’s sworn enemy on a no nukes agreement.


14 posted on 03/19/2014 12:52:40 PM PDT by dhs12345
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“US irate with Israeli defense minister comments”

WoW!

More impotent than we really knew!

Elections do have consequences and when you elect someone without any REAL experience “you get what you pay for.”

We (the US) and our Allies are in deep $hit — God, please help us from all enemies foreign and domestic, but right now, mostly domestic.


15 posted on 03/19/2014 12:53:17 PM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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The very last people on earth the little pr!ck can bully are Americans. For now.


16 posted on 03/19/2014 12:55:48 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Democrats--the party of Evil. Republicans--the party of Stupid.)
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US irate with Israeli defense minister comments

Get over it.

17 posted on 03/19/2014 12:56:25 PM PDT by dfwgator
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appointing Kerry SoS was an insult to every American servicemember. How his appointment got by Congress, I’ll never know. But here’s to Israel for calling him out - Lord knows our own press won’t.


18 posted on 03/19/2014 12:56:38 PM PDT by blueplum
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“Previously, Yaalon has criticized Kerry personally for being unrealistic and naive in trying to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. …”

... as opposed to Obama/Kerry/Biden telling Putin that “He’s on the wrong side of history?”

It’s pretty obvious that we dodged a major bullet when John Kerry lost his presidential bid. But now that he’s SecState he’s showing just how thin-skinned he really is — and I thought John McCain was bad!


19 posted on 03/19/2014 12:58:43 PM PDT by Tallguy
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Maybe Obama should apologize to Israel for encouraging international isolation and action against Israel if it doesn’t agree to a US sponsored peace deal with the Palestinians.


20 posted on 03/19/2014 1:01:57 PM PDT by Truth29
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