As the Obama administration is preparing to leave office, many things are becoming clear including the president’s decision not to veto the vote on UN Security Council Resolution 2334.
What is also quite clear is that outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry cannot be counted among the true allies of Israel, nor will he be included among the Secretary of States who championed the challenges and complexities of the region by trying to advance dialogue between Israel and its neighbors. In fact, most would agree that Kerry has shown a profound lack of understanding of the region, its workings and possibly most importantly from a US perspective, which countries are truly US allies and which are hostile towards America.
As Kerry prepares to step down the PA (Palestinian Authority) Al-Quds newspaper reports he is formulating a draft document that he envisions will serve as the basis of future resumed talks between Israel and the PA. Kerry plans to submit this document at the Paris peace summit, which was canceled by France after Israel made it clear it was not going to attend. However, there are now renewed fears that Paris, with encouragement from Kerry and the White House, will announce the conference will be held as the outgoing US administration may take additional steps against Israel.
The basics contained in the Kerry document is the establishment of the State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, land exchanges with the PA towards permitting 80-85% of settlements to remain under Israeli rule. The PA would recognize Israel as a Jewish nation and Israel would recognize the PA and the eastern area of Jerusalem as its capital.
Clearly Mr. Kerry prepares to depart from office as clueless to Mideast realities as the day he entered.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Both Kerry & Hillary certainly well deserve to have lost a presidential election.
Someone needs to tell the Baal Kerry to get back on his swiftboat and leave to the professionals their job. All this evil lunatic knew how to do was marry a rich ketchup lady. Otherwise he has no personal accomplishments to his name.
It’s davka because he is such a duffus, that Obama chose him to be Secretary of State. He is incapable of thinking on his own. Give the Lurch a big hug on his way out.
I know we’re saying Al hanisim, but it’s Chanukah, not Purim!
This is based in as much reality as Obummer thinking he would’ve won against Trump.
How hilarious! The PA will recognize Israel, never mind as a Jewish state? Will never happen until moshiach comes.
Israel will recognize Yerushalayim as their capitol? Bwahahahaha! I think Bibi made his thoughts on this pretty clear on the second night of chanukah by the Kosel.
Ah, Fantasy Land … where the Democrats all live … the PA should wake these imbeciles up already. I know Obummer knows that will never happen.
I cannot understand how unommin got such an inappropriate description of the Secretary past the YWN moderator. We cannot lower our standards of Tznius and mentclichkeit even when dealing with such outward Sinas Yisroel. Our children and The world must see a higher level of Am Hanivchar in all we say and do.
Ver shoyn tzi’platzed tzu alle ruchos, die pnei suss.
Hey Kerry , you had eight years what did you do until then? Answer. Nothing.
If Abbas doesn’t want to come to the negotiating table what are you going to do differentially now?
After January 20th this guy the only thing he will be good at is to be come a buyer for tomatoes for his wife company !!!! Or go sell Heinz Ketchup to the Arab.
kerry do the world a favor go swimming and go done 3 times and come up twice and take obumma with you with an anchor around his neck