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Kerry's Peace Process Double Standards


(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - It is interesting how one comment from an Israeli minister has managed to strain relations between the U.S. Administration and Israel, while fiery rhetoric and street demonstrations against Kerry and Obama in the Palestinian territories and Arab capitals are completely ignored by Washington. Officials representing the Palestinian Authority have been denouncing Kerry almost on a daily basis over the past few weeks. But these condemnations do not seem to bother the State Department. Just last month, Yasser Abed Rabbo, the PLO's Secretary-General and one of Abbas' closest advisors, said, "Kerry's framework agreement is very dangerous." Why, then, is Kerry not just as offended by the Arab condemnations? If Kerry really cares about the peace process, he also needs to ask the PA and Arab governments to lower the tone and stop inciting against him and the U.S.
2014-01-17 00:00:00
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