Posted on 07/22/2017 9:35:50 AM PDT by Freedom56v2
Officials in the Trump administration's State Department are standing by a recent report criticized by Congress that blamed Israel for terror attacks and claimed Palestinians rarely incite violence, telling the Washington Free Beacon that it remains unclear why terrorists engage in violent acts.
Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.), co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, criticized the State Department Thursday for releasing a report portraying Israel as the culprit in terrorism and downplaying Palestinian incitement of violent acts against the Jewish state, the Free Beacon first reported.
Roskam demanded the State Department alter its report to bring it more in line with what he believes are the facts on the ground—that Palestinian leaders routinely incite violence against Israel, which has been forced to defend itself against a growing wave of terror attacks on Jewish citizens.
A State Department official, speaking on background, defended the report's conclusions and said that it cannot precisely pinpoint the motivations behind Palestinian terror attacks on Israel.
"We recognize that in any community, a combination of risk factors can come together to create a higher risk of radicalization to violence," the official said. "There is no one single pathway to violence—each individual's path to terrorism is personalized, with certain commonalities. Therefore, it is difficult to pinpoint precisely what the sources of radicalization to violence are. What could drive someone to violence in one instance could vary significantly with someone else who is similarly situated."
The State Department's response prompted a fierce backlash among U.S. officials and Trump administration insiders, who said the State Department under the leadership of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has gone rogue and is out of line with the White House's position on a range of sensitive diplomatic issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian impasse.
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Unbelievable! Whole thing started with a Palestinian gunman while leaving mosque opened fire on Israeli Druze killing 3; Israel put in metal detectors like are installed in many religious sites all over the world. Palestinians urged to riot...
Yet this is what is coming out of State Dept. as official report???
It’s the State Dept, but I wouldn’t call it Trump’s.
This swamp needs to be drained
Fire them. Fire them ALL.
Quickly.
Well, Trump does have Tillerson in place...Has been in place for a while! At some point he needs to clean house.
Tillerson needs to be asked about this...Sadly State is populated by Deep State—but I don’t know why it is taking so long to clean house. This sabotage and subterfuge has to stop.
I wonder if that is true that Rex Tillerson wants to keep the Obama holdovers. Trump needs to have a talk with him.
[ It’s the State Dept, but I wouldn’t call it Trump’s. ]
The state dept. needs to be completely dismantled and everyone involved with it fired and replaced post haste.
The State Department is brimming with LIBERAL fools that have no other life experience.
I would. It is Trump's State dept now. He's the President and the boss. He is not helpless. He needs to get in control of his State dept.
State and a lot of other departments are Council on Foreign Relations/Goldman-Sachs fiefdoms. I don’t know that Trump gets any formal foreign policy advice from outside that circle.
Here’s the actual report:
https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/272488.pdf
I wonder if that is true that Rex Tillerson wants to keep the Obama holdovers. Trump needs to have a talk with him.
I don’t know. However, if Tillerson allows this stuff to stand without someone getting fired, then President Trump really does have a problem and needs to set his straight.
DRAIN THE SWAMP!
Later in the article:
Sources pointed to the administration going into damage control mode last week after State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert stated during a press briefing that the U.S. was “upgrading” its diplomatic standing with the Palestinians, a declaration that came as a surprise to those in the White House.
The report singling out Israel is another clear example of the State Department pursuing policies that are well out of line with the White House’s stated agenda, which the sources said has been pro-Israel. One source who advises the White House Middle East policy described the State Department’s explanation to the Free Beacon as “spectacular bull—t.”
then Trump has a responsibility to distance himself from these comments immediately-
State and a lot of other departments are Council on Foreign Relations/Goldman-Sachs fiefdoms. I don’t know that Trump gets any formal foreign policy advice from outside that circle.
Here’s the ACTUAL REPORT::
https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/272488.pdf
Thank you for posting this!
DRAIN THE SWAMP!
AGREED!!!
Hope all is going well in your neck of the woods :)
~Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;)
That might be the explanation. Early reports were that Tillerson has removed many holdovers and was cleaning house much faster than other Trump cabinet members. And there have been reports from the start that Tillerson, as well as several other key officials in the Trump administration, was not in line with the issues Trump ran on.
No swamp drained there. Obama puppets still working everywhere in the Executive Branch.
The Swamp is Hugh!
We Need a Bigger Boat!
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