Israeli leaders cry foul over Kerry’s boycott warning

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Israeli leaders cry foul over Kerry’s boycott warning

By William Booth, Sunday, February 2, 4:25 PM

JERUSALEM — A chorus of Israeli politicians warned Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Sunday that they would not be bullied into a peace deal with the Palestinians by growing threats of boycott and isolation.

It didn’t seem to matter that Kerry himself wasn’t threatening the Israelis, but appeared to be worrying aloud about what the international reaction might be if U.S.-brokered negotiations to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict collapse.

No matter, umbrage was taken on all sides.

The testy tit-for-tats — which included a tart on-the-record comeback from a State Department spokeswoman — came as Kerry prepares to return to the region in coming weeks. He is expected to bring a proposal for a framework agreement that would be used by both sides to seek solutions to central issues of the conflict, such as borders for a future Palestinian state and what to do about 350,000 Jewish settlers living in the West Bank.

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[Deep13]

1. That's what the South African govt. said in the 1980s. nt

[Jefferson23]

2. Imo, Kerry is pulling out all the stops b/c he is dealing with a bunch of crazy people..they'll

never be happy until they have it all. Funny how you don't hear much at all from Abbas, you know,
that guy who is suppose to be watching out for the Palestinians.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. The Palestinians could do better if they had somebody that actually cared for them.

On edit: Speaking about crazy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1134&pid=57198

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

3. "they would not be bullied into a peace deal"

How about if they are financially bullied into a peace deal? ...petulant colonial fu@kers.