Posted on 07/28/2014 10:07:44 AM PDT by blam
Avi Issacharoff, The Times Of Israel
July 28, 2014
Despite the tendency to criticize U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts, credit should be given where credit is due.
Over the weekend, Kerry did manage to facilitate something in the Middle East: unparalleled unanimity.
Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan were all in agreement that Kerry’s efforts were undermining the attempt to bring about a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as quickly as possible. Moreover, Kerry’s framework and the ideas he presented led to an extraordinary phone call taking place between a senior Palestinian Authority official and an Israeli counterpart, during which the two mocked the senior diplomat’s naivete and his failure to understand the regional reality.
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Secy Kerry opened his speech with the catchphrase “Good Policy makes Good Politics” .....
(link: http://www.niticentral.com/2014/07/29/john-kerrys-india-speech-quick-take-234851.html )
You just can’t make this stuff up
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