John Kerry just couldn't resist.
Even though his pubic career is about to end--even though
the Israeli-Palestinian "peace process" is long dead--even though he
has absolutely nothing to gain from it--the 73 year-old Kerry just could not
resist unleashing one final blast at Israel.
Kerry's disingenuous and mean-spirited attack on Israel at
the Saban Forum on Sunday served as a powerful reminder of how good it is that
he is about to leave office--and how dangerous for Israel it would have been if
he had remained as secretary of state.
Kerry said he finds it "profoundly disturbing"
that many members of the Israel cabinet think a Palestinian state isn't such a
great idea. Kerry acts as if Palestinian statehood has been an enshrined part
of U.S. policy since time immemorial. In fact, only two presidents have
endorsed Palestinian statehood; it has been part of U.S. foreign policy for
only a very brief time. Future presidents have every right to disagree with the
wisdom of that proposal. And certainly Israeli cabinet members have even more
of a right to question its wisdom.
Israelis are sick and tired of Kerry's hypocritical lecturing. He never says a word about the massive illegal Palestinian construction in the territories.
"There will be no advance and no separate peace with
the Arab world without the Palestinian process and Palestinian peace,"
Kerry absurdly declared. Apparently he has forgotten that Israel already has
separate peace treaties with two of the four neighboring Arab states, Egypt and
Jordan. Israel does not need a peace treaty with Lebanon, and Israel has
nothing to gain from a peace treaty with Syria, since Syria is no longer a
functioning state. So what "peace with the Arab world" is Kerry
blabbering about? Does Israel really need the recognition of Morocco or Qatar?
. . . .
Kerry will be remembered as a secretary of state who
appeased Palestinian terrorists and tyrants, while lecturing and pressuring
America's democratic ally. Goodbye, John Kerry. We won't miss you.
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