Kerry To Israeli Critics: I’ve Been ‘Attacked Before By People Using Real Bullets’
I won't be intimidated in peace talks, says Kerry
(AFP) – 34 minutes ago
Washington — Amid a bitter spat between the US and Israel, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday bullets were worse than words and vowed he would not be "intimidated" in his dogged quest for peace.
The two countries have been at loggerheads after senior Israeli figures attacked the top US diplomat for weekend comments in which he warned that if the peace talks fail, Israel could face a growing threat of a boycott by the international community.
Israeli ministers said his comments at a security conference in Munich were "offensive" and accused him of trying to "amplify" the boycott threat.
But Kerry hit back Wednesday that his words had been distorted, saying he had merely commented on what other people were saying.
The decorated veteran of the Vietnam war told CNN that he has "been attacked before by people using real bullets, not words, and I am not going to be intimidated."
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