Of course Kerry blames Israel. That blame is consistent with the Obama Administration’s hostility to Israel, manifested in numerous ways since the beginning of Obama’s presidency. Blaming Israel is also a manifestation of the Obama Administration’s willful ignorance in refusing to face the genocidal statements of “Palestinian” leaders, or the absolutism and Jew-hatred of the Islamic jihad doctrine that underlines “Palestinian” hostility toward Israel.
“Kerry focuses blame on Israel for collapse of talks,” by Raphael Ahren for the Times of Israel, April 8 (thanks to Jan):
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that both Israelis and Palestinians were responsible for the current crisis in peace talks, but appeared to allocate the lion’s share of the blame to Jerusalem.
At the same time, he expressed hope that the two sides would continue to negotiate, but also warned that there was a “limit” to how much effort the US government could invest in the process if the two parties weren’t serious about negotiating a pact.
“Both sides wound out in a position of unhelpful moves,” Kerry said at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, delineating what he said led to the current impasse.
“The prisoners were not released by Israel on the day they were supposed to be released and then another day passed and another day, and then 700 units were approved in Jerusalem and then poof — that was sort of the moment,” Kerry said.
The secretary of state was referring to the planned fourth release of Palestinian security prisoners, which was originally slated for March 29. Israel did not proceed with the release on time, with Jerusalem saying that it was delayed because the Palestinian Authority had demanded that Israeli Arabs be among those freed and was unwilling to commit to extend peace talks beyond their April 29 deadline.
On April 1, the Israel Lands Authority reissued a call for tenders for 708 homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo, which is located beyond the 1967 lines and was annexed by Israel.
Later that same day, PA President Mahmoud Abbas signed 15 letters of accession to multilateral treaties and conventions, in what Israel said was a clear breach of Ramallah’s commitment not to take unilateral steps to advance their statehood bid so long as the talks were ongoing.
“The treaties were unhelpful, and we made that crystal clear to the Palestinians,” Kerry said at the Senate hearing.
He also said that Palestinians recognition of Israel as a Jewish state should be part of a final peace agreement, but added that the step would likely only be achieved at the very end of the process and not at the outset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in recent months elevated the demand for such Palestinian recognition to that of a core issue.
Despite his evident frustration, Kerry said it was still possible for the two sides to find a way to extend the talks and return to “substantive discussion.”
Senator John McCain told Kerry that “talks, even though you might drag them out for a bit, are finished,” but the secretary of state replied by saying that the peace process should not be declared dead as long as the two sides declare their willingness to continue negotiating.
At the same time, Kerry said, “there are limits to the amount of time the president and myself can put into this, considering the other challenges around the world, especially if the parties can’t commit to being there in a serious way.”…
Christian A. Beltram says
Kerry’s attitude is nothing but typical blame the victim mentality.
David from England says
A good English description for Kerry rhythms with ‘Banker’!
Defcon 4 says
“Canker”?
Champ ✿ says
In the past john kerry has been labeled antisemitic by some …and it’s plain to see Why. Yeah he and obama are quite a pair.
John C. Barile says
Yes, Champ — quite.
Champ ♥ says
Hi, John! 🙂
Apollospeaks says
IF ISRAELIS ARE TO BLAME
good for them. As Israel has no peace partner talks are useless and should be collapsed.
carpediadem says
Excellent! 🙂
Salah says
Breaking News:
(Reuters) – The United States has designated Egypt’s most active militant group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, a foreign terrorist organization, officials said on Wednesday, making it a crime to support the group.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/09/us-usa-egypt-terrorgroup-idUSBREA381DZ20140409
Walter Sieruk says
These so called “talks” might as well collapse because they are a hoax, a farce and a sick joke. For history shows that such “peace negotiations’ have not worked and there is no ration reason to believe it will work in the future. For such a “dialogue for peace” between the heads of the State of Israel and the leaders of the”Palestinians” [Muslim/Arabs] will have result that as its very best will be total futility. At the worst the outcome will be a great disaster. For, inspite of all the facts, the “Palestinian” leaders strongly feel that of the land that is now Isreal belongs to them. Thus they will use these “talks” a subtle war strategy or scheme to obtain all of the land of Israel. For they want to gett this land in any way they can. Either by piece by piece, by hook or by crook, by deception are outright violence. In the “negotiations” For the lying and disingenous “Palestinian” leaders will take any of the land of the State of Israel that they might be given and then let the jihadist use that land as a base to launch murderous rocket attack in Israel. As, for example, the case of Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. These type of false “talks’ and bogus “peace deals” that have the foundation of lies and falsehoods are nothing new then it comes to Israel. They go as far back as to ancient history. For example the Bible in Psalm 55:20,21. reads “Such men do violence to those at peace with them and break their promised word: their speech is smoother then butter but their thoughts are of war.” [NEB]
carpediadem says
The “peace talks” are a diplomatic version of physical warfare, forcing the victims to be in the same space with their would-be (and actual) murderers.
veggiedog says
“At the same time, Kerry said, “there are limits to the amount of time the president and myself can put into this, considering the other challenges around the world, especially if the parties can’t commit to being there in a serious way.”…”
Limits, always limits on Israel. They support the Palestinians, i wish they would jus say it so Jews around the world would be able to drop their delusions that this country supports Israel.
harbidoll says
WE are actually talking wth the arab league, not Abbas. he can do nothing without their ok. & they rejected the “jewish” state of Israel, (no right of return).they reject jews in arabia! case closed. nothing to talk about!
pongidae rex says
The lead Palestinian negotiator admitted in an interview on Al Jazeera that to recognize the right of Israel to exist would ‘require me to change my religion’. The so-called peace talks were a pointless farce from the beginning. The great mystery is why the UN and West continue funding the Palestinians. They are breeding like rabbits on foreign aid and their population doubles about every 10 years since they see human fertility as a ‘weapon’. These people are a bus headed off a cliff that will take that whole region of the world with it.
Reality Check says
Kerry is a total clown. I have no idea what he’s doing in politics.
Jerry says
Of course it is the fault of the Israelis that they refuse to support Kerry, who in turn, supports the First Islamist fake Christian President of the gullible USA, who, in turn supports the Muslim Botherhood, who, in turn, are the parent organisation of Hamas, whose “Hamas Covenant” calls for the destruction of the Jewish State of Israel and all it’s Jewish inhabitants, and more particularly, in Article Seven of the “Hamas Covenant” call for Islamic Genocide against all Jews of this Planet.
Can you imagine the audacity of the Jews and Israel who refuse to accept an “Islamic Peace” proposed by the Obami nation and seconded by Kerry based on the principles of Article Seven of the “Hamas Covenant”?
For English translation of the “Hamas Covenant”, therefore the “Muslim Brotherhood” agenda, therefore Husseing Bardak Obama’s agenda see:
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp
logdon says
Excellent link.
And right from the off here we go….
‘Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it” (The Martyr, Imam Hassan al-Banna, of blessed memory).’
These are the words of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood for which Barrack Hussein Obama has so much fondness.
MrIpe says
“He also said that Palestinians recognition of Israel as a Jewish state should be part of a final peace agreement, but added that the step would likely only be achieved at the very end of the process”
At the very end of the process, why? No concrete work is needed to get that recognition! Of course the recognition of the Jewish state should be the first thing among recognising the Palestinian state.
Paleologos says
I spent MANY YEARS living in Massachusetts.
Which means I got to see many, many games played by the great Bill Russell …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40iKnaUjz_w
… and the great Larry Bird … all in the “old” Boston Garden …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2GFGFs32EI
… But that also meant I was subjected to Greek Tank Commander/Governor, Mike Dukakis …
http://charles.tines.net/images/024.jpg
So, yes, I suffered under “The John Kerry Dynasty.”
Kerry is a pompous ass who can barely tell his keister from a hole in the ground.
But in all honesty, these talks SHOULD ALWAYS fail.
There is never going to be a valid reason for Israel to sign a peace of paper with palestinians. Rabid … “Israel Must Disappear From The Face Of The Earth” … muslims are not the kind of people you sign agreements with.
I will once again remind the board of the ultimate wisdom of Porky Pig, gleaned from his experience with Ali Baba and his dirty sleeves …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW67dWtq7Tk
R/
Paleologos
Defcon 4 says
Bugs Bunny knew how to deal w/islam0nazi savages, Hassan never got to “chop” Bugs Bunny.
Champ ✞ says
Psalm 122:6-7 …
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you be secure.
7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”
Terry says
Amen
Larry says
John Kerry needs to study up on his Islamic culture and history. Islamists will not rest until every Jew is gone from the earth, and so for any Muslim to admit to an Israeli state is tantamount to an Islamic apostate. These “talks” are really only a tool for Muslims to get get get, and never give back.
Yahweh God gave Israel their Promised Land, sent them out from it when they refused to obey Him, and yet prophesied that Yahweh God would give it back to them. We saw this happen in 1948. This is Israel, and I pray that PM Netanyahu doesn’t give away what Yahweh God has given the Israeli people.
Defcon 4 says
Lurch is the Secretary of Scumbaggery, he has access to some of the best intel the world has to offer. He knows what pisslam is, he knows the intentions of the paleswine (it’s not like they make a big secret out of it either). Obviously Lurch, the SOS, has ulterior reasons for fostering these lies.
Doc says
They blame Israel for all that goes wrong he is serving our Muslim president who hates Jews and Christians and the American way of life . Obama and company is desperately trying to disarm America if he is successful he turn us all into commie slaves with one god to serve. Islam. Never before has this country had a Christ hater in the White House. May God have mercy on us and bless Israel in all they do to defend themselves against these murderers .
Cookiebaker says
Our Secretary of state has the same look on his face, as Stan Laurel,And as the line goes with the character”and another fine mess you have gotten us into”.
Perhaps the Israels should highlight the prisoner release absurdity ,with demanding that we release our worst violent mass murders from death row .
rjkatz says
The Obama administration is the most anti-Semitic in U.S. History and I believe it is motivated by Obama’s Muslim affiliations. This current developement is just an expression of his rabid Jew hatred.
veggiedog says
and yet so many of our Jewish brothers and sisters will never be able to see this.
squeezethejuice says
Thank you John Kerry for standing on the side of Muslims, even if you are under great pressure to throw us under the bus. The Jews have a special medal for those among the non-Jews who are friendly to them, maybe we Muslims should do the same to the infidels who are righteous and help the followers of Allah swt.
Reality Check says
“Maybe we Muslims should do the same to the infidels who are righteous and help the followers of Allah.”
Except that you will kill those useful infidels as soon as they stop being useful to you because you see the infidels who help the followers of Allah as nothing but a means to an end. Islam is the opposite of gratitude and Islam means never having to say “sorry”.
And for the record, I knew many Palestinians in the Gulf and Palestinians, in general, whiners. They whine, whine, whine and complain, complain, complain, and it’s always Israel’s fault that they are not doing as well as they should – yet I never saw even one Palestinian say: “Hey, the Jews may have done many bad things to us but we sure as hell have done many bad things to them, too!” No, they are the eternal victims and don’t think they have anything to apologize for.
Palestinians = violent, ungrateful, unintelligent paupers who should be grateful to the Jews to death for building such a strong and successful country like Israel. Palestinians don’t know how to build – they only know how to destroy and how to look for someone else to blame.
Defcon 4 says
ESAD lying islam0swine.
Melissa Farmer says
Veggiedog, yes absolutely, Putin will use this to his advantage. I have already read an article where the Isralis feel like they can trust Putin more then obummer. All I kept thinking when I read that article was the war in Ezekiel 38-39. We are watching it coming to fruition right before our eyes everyday! This administration is going to be the death of America..God will once and for all remove all protection from us once we turn our backs completely on Israel! Scary times are heading our way because of our government!
Geppetto says
Obama and company are planning on the big socialist spending spree they can go on when he cuts off all aid to Israel because of their intransigence and refusal to accept the dictates of “The One.”
Robert Wagner says
An independent Palestine Will soon become Iraq II. Hamas is Sunni, Hezbollah is Shiite, and Al Fatah are a bunch of crooks taking a major portion of the generous handouts given to them by the USA.
Both Hamas and Hezbollah have been instilled and trained in terrorism and will use their knowledge against each other.
Robert Wagner
Trevor says
I’m with Caroline Glick. Annex Judea/Samaria and put the PLO out of business. I’d give that pack of wolves a one way ticket to Jordan.