John Kerry has claimed that he wants to make a settlement between the Israelis and Palestinians his primary goal as Secretary of State.

I thought he was opposed to settlements.

Strange bedfellows.

calbear on March 14, 2013 at 10:12 AM

Yair Lapid (lefty, Yesh Atid Party) and Naftali Bennett (righty, Bayit Yehudi Party) both did better in the election than anyone expected from newcomers. They proceeded to bewilder/annoy/dumbfound/infuriate their respective supporters by forming an alliance to challenge Bibi, for no particular reason other than to show off how awesomely awesome and powerful they are now. The coalition, IMHO, is weaker than it would have been if Bibi was able to choose one or the other and assemble a more ideologically homogenous government, but hey, that’s just me.

John Kerry has claimed that he wants to make a settlement between the Israelis and Palestinians his primary goal as Secretary of State.

Security for our Ambassadors should be a close second..

Electrongod on March 14, 2013 at 8:44 AM

Why? It wasn’t before, and no one was ever held responsible. No one ever will be either. There is no downside to anything done irresponsibly in this administration. Well, at least not for those who survive such irresponsibility.

John Kerry has claimed that he wants to make a settlement between the Israelis and Palestinians his primary goal as Secretary of State. That won’t be easy when Israel doesn’t have it as a priority for the incoming government.

It is impossible while the Palestinian position continues to be the ultimate destruction of Israel and genocide of the Jews. I have no interest in a temporary truce.

Yesh Atid, founded by former TV personality Yair Lapid, won 19 seats in the election on a message promising relief to Israel’s struggling middle class and an end to draft exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox.

As head of the second largest party in parliament, Lapid will serve as the new finance minister, a position with great influence over setting the government’s budget. It will also control the Education Ministry.

The Jewish Home, a party linked to the West Bank settler movement led by high-tech millionaire Naftali Bennett, will likely control the Housing and Trade ministries.

So pro-settler, anti-draft-exemption. Strange bedfellows.

How about a straight-up trade of leadership….

hillsoftx on March 14, 2013 at 9:09 AM

…we can only dream!

Bark: “Yeah yeah, whatever. Say, where’s a good golf course around here?”

How about a straight-up trade of leadership….

hillsoftx on March 14, 2013 at 9:09 AM

You’ve seen the hulking “woman” known as Mooch, right? The worthless mini-moochers that are as greedy as their parents? We definitely would have to sweeten the pot to get a deal done.

The world needs to know just what a Jew-Hating terrorist-loving bastard the filthy parasites of this nation have elected.

Happy Nomad on March 14, 2013 at 8:58 AM

The world already knows, and approves.

>insert cymbal sound here<

John Kerry has claimed that he wants to make a settlement between the Israelis and Palestinians his primary goal as Secretary of State.

Security for our Ambassadors should be a close second..