We Told You That Obama/Kerry Would Threaten Israel And Now We Have Confirmation. The Plan Is To Isolate Israel And Make It Agree To The Arab/Palestinian Demands.

John Kerry Threatens Israel With Boycotts if Talks Fail

Dept. Defense Minister responds to new boycott threats by US Sec. of State Kerry: 'Friends don't put ultimatums on Israel's security.'

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By Ari Yashar

First Publish: 2/1/2014, 6:51 PM

United States Secretary of State John Kerry

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US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday threatened Israel that a failure in the peace talks would lead to global boycotts and delegitimization of the Jewish state. The warning comes as no surprise to those familiar with reports earlier in the month, which revealed that Kerry isorchestrating the European boycotts against Israel.
Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon responded to Kerry's threats of boycotts, saying "we respect Secretary of State Kerry but will not hold talks with a gun to our head. Friends don't put ultimatums on the security of the state of Israel."
Speaking at a security council in Munchen, Germany, Kerry also mentioned Defense Secretary Moshe Ya'alon's comments calling Kerry "messianic" and "obsessive" in trying to force Israel to submit to a peace deal, which would include massive territorial withdrawals and anArab capital in Jerusalem.
"I'm a little surprised by the articles quoting statements on obsession or a fanatical effort to try and achieve peace," remarked Kerry. "We're just working hard, and I still am full of hope that our efforts will succeed and bring a peace agreement."
At the same time that he rejected accusations of "fanaticism," Kerry stated "we're working hard, because the consequences of failure are unacceptable to us." Kerry's plan reportedly includes Israeli withdrawals along the 1949 Armistice lines.
Danon declared in response "we will make decisions that guard the interests of the state of Israel. If we made choices based on the variousforecasts of boycotts, we wouldn't be here today. In the past we saw that wherever the IDF wasn't present terror takes root."
Following the 2005 "Disengagement" plan that expelled all Jews from Gaza, the terror group Hamas took over the area and launched several waves of deadly attacks, resulting in two major counterterrorism operations in 2009 and 2012.
The ceasefire that was brokered by the Egyptians after the 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense was assessed as being dead by some security officials earlier this month following ongoing rocket barrages from Gaza.
This is not the first time the US Secretary of State has threatened Israeli security or interests in the event his country's "peace initiative" is not adopted by the Jewish state.
Last November, Kerry threatened that Israel would face a "Third Intifada"- or violent uprising - if talks did not end with a "Palestinian state" in Judea and Samaria.

Obama Says He Supports Israel--Does He?

State of the Union Address: Obama Takes Soft Stance on Middle Eastern Policy

Posted by: Lea Speyer January 29, 2014 , 12:57 pm

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“By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just; by me princes govern, and nobles – all who rule on earth.” (Proverbs 8:15-16)

U.S. President Barack Obama delivering his annual State of the Union address to both houses of Congress. (Photo: Facebook)

Last night, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address to both houses of Congress. While the president’s speech focused mostly on domestic issues, Obama did touch upon two particular Middle Eastern issues that are making front page news each day.

Regarding Iran, President Obama said that “for the sake of security, we must give diplomacy a chance to succeed.” Alluding to a bill co-sponsored by Senators Robert Menendez (D- NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) that seeks to impose harsher sanctions on Iran should the Islamic Republic fail to keep to the nuclear interim agreement, the president was vehement that at this point in time, he would veto any new Iran sanction bills.

“If this Congress sends me a new sanctions bill now that threatens to derail these talks, I will veto it,” the president threatened.

The newly implemented nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 is viewed as a means to halt Iran’s nuclear program and decrease Iran’s supply of nuclear material that could potentially be used to create a bomb. The interim agreement, which went into effect on January 20, is being used as a time for some breathing room between negotiators to create a more permanent solution.

“As we gather here tonight, Iran has begun to eliminate its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranium. It is not installing advanced centrifuges. Unprecedented inspections help the world verify, every day, that Iran is not building a bomb,” Obama explained.

Obama acknowledged that the negotiations are and will be “difficult” and that “they may not succeed.” However, the president remains hopeful that through negotiations, “we can peacefully achieve a goal we all share: preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

Iran is one of the largest sponsors of terrorism worldwide. Obama reiterated that the United States in aware of Iran’s support of global terrorism and that negotiations “may not succeed” because of it. The president expanded on this point when he said “We are clear eyed about Iran’s support for terrorist organizations like Hezbollah, which threaten our allies; and the mistrust between nations cannot be wished away.”

President Obama also spoke about the peace process between Israel and Palestinians. The president openly declared Israel as a Jewish state, a point that the Palestinians refuse to acknowledge and that has led to numerous failures of past peace talks.

“As we speak, American diplomacy is supporting Israelis and Palestinians as they engage in difficult but necessary talks to end the conflict there; to achieve dignity and an independent state for Palestinians, and lasting peace and security for the State of Israel – a Jewish state that knows America will always be at their side,” Obama told Congress. This statement received a standing ovation from both Democrat and Republican legislatures.

Ironically enough, just last week an interview published by The New Yorker, the president said that “all three of his main initiatives in the region [Middle East] – with Iran, with Israel and the Palestinians, with Syria – the odds of completing the final treaties are less than fifty-fifty.”

Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at a conference sponsored by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). Netanyahu spoke about how recognition by the Palestinians of Israel as a Jewish state is a red line in Israeli negotiations and Palestinian refusal “is the root of the conflict.”

“When we talk about an agreement, we’re talking about an agreement where we will be asked to recognize a Palestinian national state. Shouldn’t we demand that the Jewish national state be recognized as well?” Netanyahu asked.

Speaking at the same conference, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said that the United States is attempting to remove itself from conflict in the Middle East and stop being the world’s policeman. Earlier this month, Ya’alon was in hot water when he called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry “naïve and messianic” in how Kerry was conducting peace talks.

Touching upon the subject of peace with the Palestinians, Ya’alon rejected any notion of peace until Palestinians acknowledge Israel as a Jewish state and back down from the issue of Palestinian “right of return.” Ya’alon also called out Iran and the interim nuclear agreement. “Let us not be confused,” he said. “They want to obtain a nuclear umbrella for their activities and perhaps over time will use force as well.”

Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/state-union-address-obama-soft-middle-eastern-policy/#xZAqkcLiVzbHxuAV.99