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| Kerry Warns of a Third Intifada if Peace Talks Fail |
| 2013-11-08 |
[An Nahar] U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... delivered on Thursday a grim warning to Israel that failure to make peace with the Paleostinians could trigger a new uprising. "The alternative to getting back to the talks is the potential of chaos," Kerry said in a joint interview with Israel's Channel 2 and the Paleostinian Broadcasting Corporation. "I mean, does Israel want a third intifada?" the top U.S. diplomat asked, using the Arabic word for uprising. The first Paleostinian uprising against the Israeli occupation ran from 1987 to 1993, and was followed by a second one from late 2000 to 2005 in which rights groups estimated 3,000 Paleostinian and 1,000 Israeli civilians and troops died. Kerry was speaking on his seventh trip to Israel and the West Bank as he seeks to put the troubled Israeli-Paleostinian peace negotiations back on track. Angered by continued Israeli settlement building, the Paleostinians earlier this week threatened to pull out of the talks which only resumed three months ago after a three-year hiatus. Kerry has slammed the settlements as illegitimate and said new construction should be limited. He repeated grim predictions he made earlier this year that if Israel fails to make peace it will only find itself increasingly isolated by the international community. "If we do not find a way to find peace, there will be an increasing isolation of Israel, there will be an increasing campaign of de-legitimization of Israel that's been taking place in an international basis," he said in a clip of the interview, shown ahead of the full broadcast. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #17 So what? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-11-08 21:46 |
| #16 Putin could choose both - against the US. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-11-08 20:34 |
| #15 Putin will chose Iran of course. From Russia's perspective Saudi Arabia is a player, while Iran is a playmate. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2013-11-08 20:21 |
| #14 Saudi Arabia, Iran's chief rival for regional influence, has made clear to Washington that it does not like the signs of a possible U.S.-Iran rapprochement. With Champ voting "Present" will the Saudis look elsewhere for support? Like Russia? But Putin is Iran's friend, right? What if Pootie has to choose? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-11-08 17:16 |
| #13 Kerry wants sun will go down at night. What a tool. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-11-08 14:29 |
| #12 Intifada ad Infinitum! |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-11-08 11:31 |
| #11 ...and because our foreign policy is working so well...: Furious Israel confronts U.S., rejects proposed Iran nuclear deal |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-11-08 09:18 |
| #10 Well, you have your own... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-11-08 07:06 |
| #9 Yes, a good thing for everyone in fact. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-11-08 07:02 |
| #8 Besoeker, you misunderstand: I think isolation from bankrupt losers of EU is a good thing for Israeli economy. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-11-08 06:57 |
| #7 Jawn always wants others to give in to extortion...it's the Chicago way. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-11-08 06:46 |
| #6 A third? What, this year? |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2013-11-08 06:32 |
| #5 If we do not find a way to find peace, there will be an increasing isolation of Israel Cuba being (for obvious reasons) the exception, isolation generally facilitates the incubation of innovation and discovery. No 'dancing in the End Zone' g(r)om ;-) |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-11-08 06:13 |
| #4 He did stop just short of offering to fund the "third Intifada".... right? He wasn't talking to Paleos, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-11-08 06:06 |
| #3 He did stop just short of offering to fund the "third Intifada".... right ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-11-08 05:52 |
| #2 If we do not find a way to find peace, there will be an increasing isolation of Israel, there will be an increasing campaign of de-legitimization of Israel that's been taking place in an international basis, Hey Jawn, in 4000 years we've been threatened by experts. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-11-08 01:40 |
| #1 Kerry is hereafter in prickmo. |
| Posted by: newc 2013-11-08 00:52 |