Posted on 11/28/2015 11:08:59 AM PST by SaveFerris
The United States takes offense at comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new communications director accusing President Barack Obama of anti-Semitism and suggesting that Secretary of State John Kerry had the mental abilities of a 12-year-old, the State Department said on Thursday.
It said Kerry had spoken to the Israeli leader on Thursday and understood that Netanyahu “will be reviewing†the appointment of Ran Baratz after a U.S.-Israeli summit meeting at the White House next week.
Netanyahu and Obama are due to meet to try to mend fences after fierce feuding over the Iran nuclear deal that Israel opposes. As head of public diplomacy and media, Baratz, a 42-year-old philosophy lecturer, will be tasked with improving Israel’s reputation in the world. His comments were published previous to his appointment.
“His comments about U.S. officials, including the president and Secretary Kerry, we believe were troubling and offensive. We obviously expect government officials from any country, especially our closest allies, to speak respectfully and truthfully about senior U.S. government officials,†State Department spokesman John Kirby said.
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It's called 'Truth'. I know you guys don't deal in it. So I realize it's a concept you don't understand.
Full Title:
‘Netanyahu’s New Media Chief Calls Obama Antisemitic, Claims Kerry Has Mental Ability Of 12 Year-Old’
Title cut off, but I assume it said ‘Kerry has mental ability of a gnat’. That would be accurate anyway.
I seriously doubt that. Okay, maybe a not very bright 12 year old.
Regardless, both of them are embarrassments.
That would be a democrat 12-year old, not an Israeli 12-year old.
Gosh, I would have aimed lower than that.
that’s an insult to 12 year olds.
Have I ever mentioned that Kerry made his entry into public life by convincing the electorate of my home state that he had participated in war crimes, but did not find the experience edifying?
Israeli, Greek, Italian or American, I wouldn’t consider it praise to be compared to a 12 year old.
all over the world, they’re little boys
lol
Wow, that hits the nail on the head.
Ran Baratz is giving Lurch the benefit of the doubt saying it’s as high as a 12 year-olds.
Yes, yes he did.
Wrong, a typical 12 yo would not associate with Hannoi Jane.
Well maybe, if the 12 yr.old went to public school, otherwise drop it to a 5 yr old that’s grown out of the tantrum stage. As far as the Traitor-in-Chief’s concerned, the comment, while accurate, short changes his hatred of other non-muslime groups.
Do they know that JF’nK served in VN and got shot in the butt? (likely affected his real brain)
A bigger moron hath not sat in a position of responsibility.
If they only knew how many millions of Americans agree with those assessments.
The truth hurts? Wonder of wonders. It looked like they were totally impervious to the truth about anything
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