John Kerry’s ugly warning to Israel
John Kerry’s ugly warning to Israel, Paul Mirengoff, July 28, 2015
Issues of blame pale in comparison to issues of security — Israel’s, the wider Middle East’s, and ultimately our own. If Kerry had a strong case that his deal promotes security, he probably wouldn’t be resorting to thinly veiled threats against Israel.
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Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that if Congress rejects the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, Israel will be blamed. “I fear that what could happen is if Congress were to overturn it, our friends Israel could actually wind up being more isolated and more blamed,” Kerry told the Council of Foreign Relations.
The question is: “more blamed” by whom?
The answer, I think, is “more blamed” by the Obama administration. As Jennifer Rubin says:
Kerry does not “fear” Israel would be blamed; he is threatening to blame Israel if U.S. lawmakers decide that the deal is not in the interests of the United States. Not only is he inciting anti-Israel fervor, but he also is repeating another canard, namely that Israel controls Congress.
In doing all this, the administration echoes ancient tropes against the Jews and not-so-ancient ones against an Israeli government that won’t meekly assent to its death.
Israel will indeed be blamed if Congress rejects the Iran deal. It will be blamed by the usual suspects, among whom the Obama administration features prominently, who blame Israel for a wide range of ills, including the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe and the break down of peace talks between Israel and Palestine.
As Michael Oren says, “the threat of the Secretary of State who, in the past, warned that Israel was in danger of becoming an apartheid state, cannot deter us from fulfilling our national duty to oppose this dangerous deal.” Nor should it deter Israel’s friends in Congress (and elsewhere).
The Obama administration is on its way out. The other “usual suspects” will continue to blame Israel for whatever, but their utterances have never counted for much.
Issues of blame pale in comparison to issues of security — Israel’s, the wider Middle East’s, and ultimately our own. If Kerry had a strong case that his deal promotes security, he probably wouldn’t be resorting to thinly veiled threats against Israel.
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WarSclerotic 
July 28, 2015 at 10:36 PM
This US administration thinks foolishly that they can even twist the arm of the God of Israel, the maker of the universe…”Arrogance comes before the fall ”- the USA is clearly a doomed nation, the writing is clearly on the wall. The God of Israel says : ” He who curses Israel will be cursed ”. The USA is doomed because of her present administration who is supporting the no 1 terror state of the world ( Iran ) to build nukes / threaten Israel with a second Holocaust. there is no doubt : Israels God is watching over HIS firstborn (Israel) 24/7 – but what the US administration is preparing for Israel could easily gonna hit the USA itself. My advice to americans : get yourself another administration quick – this one is driving you and your nation to the wall. The legal power is with you the citizens – so if this administration stays and continues to curse Israel – you the citizens are responsible for it and you will suffer the most.
July 28, 2015 at 11:01 PM
”Planned parenthood” ( US Institution for abortions ) selling body parts of killed unborn babies : thats just one other reason the USA is a doomed nation….( if you dont believe it, check it on WND yourself ).
July 29, 2015 at 3:17 AM
They’ve been suspected long before this, and now we have proof, yet there are people that don’t believe it. Also many if not most church leaders seem to think God will just wink at this sinful nation.
July 29, 2015 at 3:13 AM
America might be more doomed than you realize, I have done a lot of Biblical research as well as ancient secular historical research and am convinced America is indeed in Bible Prophecy, I never knew there was anything published about this minority view. To be brief look up Doctor Richard Coombs and Doctor Franklin S. Logsden, both these men have passed on, Doctor Coombs is the easiest to find and had done some great research on this subject, most likely you’ll have to be open minded and not yield to preconceived ideas. Doctor Coombs set out to prove people like me wrong but ended up doing great work to warn God’s people. Just type in: America Babylon/Richard Coombs
July 29, 2015 at 4:46 PM
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