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| John Kerry labelled 'anti Semite' for warning of possible boycott of Israel |
| 2014-02-03 |
| [Telegraph] US Secretary of State has been labelled an 'anti Semite' for warning of a possible economic boycott if Israel fails to reach a peace accord with the Palestinians. Kerry, while admittedly easy to dislike, is not the 'anti-Semite.' He is only the messenger. John Kerry, the US secretary of state, triggered an angry backlash from Israeli leaders on Sunday after warning Israel faces an economic boycott if it failed to reach a peace accord with the Palestinians. Netanyahu will no doubt keep in mind that Castro and Mandela are still in power, despite sanctions. The uproar came as Mr Kerry held cordial talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif in Munich at which the pair vowed to intensify nuclear diplomacy. Zarif to Kerry: You must lift the sanctions and place them elsewhere. Let me give you a delightful candidate. Ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet accused Mr Kerry of effectively endorsing "anti-Semitic" efforts to impose sanctions on Israel by issuing the warning. Endorsing, encouraging, cajoling, threatening... yes to all the above. "The risks are very high for Israel," Mr Kerry told the conference. "People are talking about boycott. That will intensify in the case of failure. Note the conveniently unidentified third parties. "Do they want a failure that then begs whatever may come in the form of a response from disappointed Palestinians and the Arab community?" Kerry presents both specified and implied threats. The implied threat would impact any unilateral action by Israel against the nuclear weapons construction effort in Iran. It is only a subtle reminder, Israel already knows they are on their own. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |