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Kerry's latest cease-fire plan: What was he thinking?
Haaretz ^ | July 27, 2014 | By Barak Ravid

Posted on 07/27/2014 5:09:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The press conference U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry convened together with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry was one of Kerry's most embarrassing incidents since taking office. And there were quite a few in the last year and a half.

A few hours before the press conference began, the Israeli security cabinet ministers unanimously rejected Kerry's cease-fire plan draft. Kerry, as is his wont, seemed and sounded as if he came from a parallel universe. He claimed to have never presented Israel with a formal offer for a cease-fire, slammed the Israeli media's "mischievous reports" and promised that Netanyahu's office will issue a clarification.

As if that wasn't enough, Kerry claimed he made significant progress in the cease-fire talks and said, deadpan, that the disagreements with Israel are purely on matters of terminology. Reality, of course, was completely different. If anything happened on Friday it was another deep crisis in trust between Israeli senior cabinet members and the American secretary of state.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: failure; hamas; kerry; lurch; terrorism
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To: Steely Tom

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21 posted on 07/27/2014 5:41:38 PM PDT by snappahead (if your gonna be dumb, you better be tough.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

On Friday Kerry said, quote: “The whole world is watching.”

What was he thinking? He was thinking it is 1968. He was thinking that the Israelis are the Chicago police and that Hamas are the anti Vietnam war protestors.


22 posted on 07/27/2014 5:46:30 PM PDT by Montaignes Cat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A Progressive doing what Progressives do best - lie! It’s never their fault, they could have got it done but luck was against them, the stars were not properly aligned, Bush caused to fail, etc.


23 posted on 07/27/2014 5:51:23 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Stupid has consequences ... in healthcare it can be a fatal consequence!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra; All
"Gickeleshut" ahahahah -

We should now refer to s'kerry as "Gickeleshut Kerry" Sure fits.

24 posted on 07/27/2014 5:56:25 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What Hanoi Boi needs is a “reset” button.


25 posted on 07/27/2014 6:01:00 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp! It is my home!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
John Kerry: The betrayal
26 posted on 07/27/2014 6:01:17 PM PDT by Former Fetus (Saved by grace through faith)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That was NOT rice shot into his buttocks in Nam. Must have been some kind of mind altering drug.


27 posted on 07/27/2014 6:05:05 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Wrong punctuation again.

What? Was he thinking?
28 posted on 07/27/2014 7:27:37 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: Henry Hnyellar
“What was he thinking?”

He wasn’t.

Why would you expect him to start now?

29 posted on 07/27/2014 7:46:13 PM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarc tag?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

At this point, as far as Israel is concerned we’re Latvia.

They are on their own and they know it. They also know they can do pretty much whatever they want.


30 posted on 07/27/2014 8:13:03 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: cuban leaf
They are on their own and they know it. They also know they can do pretty much whatever they want.

I have always admired Israel, where Dr Ruth Westheimer was once a sniper for the IDF. Love 'em!

31 posted on 07/28/2014 2:10:32 AM PDT by submarinerswife (Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results~Einstein)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Kerry, as is his wont, seemed and sounded as if he came from a parallel universe."

We have been in a parallel universe since the Nixon Administration.


32 posted on 07/28/2014 2:17:54 AM PDT by Rome2000
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To: Rome2000

“We have been in a parallel universe since the Nixon Administration.”

I would like to hear more about your thinking on this subject.


33 posted on 07/28/2014 5:45:57 AM PDT by billhilly (Its OK, the left hated Bush.)
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