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Kerry: Israel's security is 'illusionary', boycott around the corner
Eldad Beck
Published: 01.02.14, 18:17
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31. ISRAEL SHINES WHEN THREATENED
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS ,   SAFED OBVIOUS   (02.01.14)
32. Better less money than death!
Arik ,   Hadera Israel   (02.01.14)
Your blackmail won't work mr Kerry-Oba the fake friends. We will not commit suicide in spite of your organized boycott, as if we don't know you organize it with your zeropean friends. Your obsession with our tiny State is not surprising, especially from Munich it says it all!
33. #24 - it's Abbas that has cold feet and is refusing to sign!
Michael Redbourn ,   Lisbon Portugal   (02.01.14)
I understand your feelings about the ME. The US has lost influence all over the world and is buried in every increasing debt. Russia is now the main power in the ME and the Chinese have the US by the short and curlies. So better go worry about the US and let Israel take care of itself.
34. Israel, you have to thank Ms. Livni & friends
JJJ   (02.01.14)
35. Scare Tactics.
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (02.01.14)
Mr. Kerry is using unacceptable scare tactics on Israel. He is of the mindset that failure to succumb to his effort will result in some disaster for Israel. Nonsense. This is verbal terrorism, and must be rejected. It is borne from his frustration that things having been solved despite all his efforts and hard work. But, Mr. Kerry has never expressed a real understanding for the Arab mindset and refuses to recognize that Israel is no longer willing to be bullied into unacceptable solutions because he, and Mr. Obama, are impatient. We are not committed to his urgency .
36. Terrorists make use of threats, extortion, blackmail, etc.
Steve   (02.01.14)
John Kerry warns Israel: "The risks are very high for Israel. People are talking about boycott. That will intensify in the case of failure. We all have a strong interest in this conflict resolution." President Obama: "Some Republicans have suggested that I agree to an even longer list of demands...under the threat of blowing up the entire economy....It's tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers unless the hostage gets harmed...." Well?
37. #19: EU/USA = ESAU?
Steve   (02.01.14)
38. Israel has more medical cures, technoloical must haves and..
Kerry's just another ,   ANTI-SEMITE!!!!!!!!!   (02.01.14)
amazing talents than any other country on the planet.... FINE WITH US.... Let's see if they can live without what Israel has to offer the world. WE won't be the losers.
39. #18 Brian Cohen
Darren Ben John ,   Townsville Australia   (02.01.14)
You have the bull by the wrong end of the horns. It is Israel that has comitted war crimes and theft. Israel is building homes on land that does not belong to them. It is Israel that on a daily basis committs murder on unarmed, innocent Palestinians. You have every reason to be scared, Brian Cohen. BDS
40. Kerry's anti-Israel campaign
RayS ,   USA   (02.01.14)
To those who have followed Kerry's career his anti- Israel campaign should be no surprise .From his undermining of our brave troops in Vietnam before Congress to his deal making with the Syrian butcher and his enabling or Iran's nuclear threat , his instincts and actions are a threat to all free Western peoples.
41. PI, Palestine Israel, 6M Jews, 9M Arabs, 2 States, 1 Country
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (02.01.14)
42. Just curious
paulD ,   Jerusalem   (02.01.14)
Is Kerry going to add all the Leftist Israeli Jews, promoting the USA led boycott, to the Employment rolls?
43. Low,lower.....Kerry?
Joe ,   Israel   (02.01.14)
Obama and Kerry-let's have a look at your last months bright moves.Assad laughes and continues to slaughter, they are fooling you and do not obey their commitments as to haing gotten rid of chemical weapons.An Interview with one of the Iranian moderate leaders a week ago,acknowledged what everybody besides you already knew>They said that it was quite clear that Rohani wasn't going to keep promises he made in meetings with you,and that in a very efficient way Iran within 2 weeks would be back at their highest point of continuation to develop nuclear weapons.You are rerplacing the economic sanctions for an overall boycot on Israel,as punishment?
44. Kerry,we all know it is YOU organising the "boycotts" in EU
Alan ,   SA   (02.01.14)
45. !! One-sided Spin Not Professional Negotiation
Ovadiah ben Avraham ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.01.14)
Kerry just now inspired total intransigence in the Palestinian side. If what Kerry just said were true, the Pals would just dig in and wait for the boycott to hammer Israel into much better concessions than they can hope to achieve on their own. Why would a professional negotiator frame the narrative in such a one-sided and negative spin? Hint: He's no professional.
46. Kerry and peace talks
ester ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.01.14)
Israel cannot commit suicide only to please Kerry. Every agreement is a compromise, but it seems that Kerry stands only with the palestinian side.
47. Israelis and the boycott
Michael ,   Haifa   (02.01.14)
The silent majority of Israelis who, today, are indifferent to our policies in the Occupied territories, will not survive for more than three months of economic damage to their comfortable life styles. The populations of third world countries have less to lose and know how to survive economic deprivations. We, (a member state of the OECD) are spoiled and will gladly surrender our illegal territorial ambitions to save our relatively comfortable lifestyle.
48. terrorist tactics
C   (02.01.14)
obama/kerry use terrorist tactics in their attempt to force israel to capitulate to their arab muslim allies. never before have we seen an american president treat the sovereign democratic jewish state as if it were their property to do with as he wishes.
49. THERE ARE THREATS ,
ALBERTO EINSTEIN ,   SAFED GENIUS HOUSE   (02.01.14)
And there are threats ." I will boycott you " is nonsense. " I will bless those who bless you Israel , and I will CURSE those who curse you ," Now THAT , is what one calls a threat .
50. Hang in There
Arturo   (02.01.14)
Hang tough Israel. The Senate will change this year. The lame ducks will be even more lame. Obama/Kerry are doing everything they can to destroy Israel.
51. Boycott this
Sol ,   Vancouver   (02.01.14)
Will the PA face boycotts if the peace talks flounder?
52. Obama/Kerry threaten Israel with boycott and isolation
CJK   (02.01.14)
obama and kerry are threatening the sovereign jewish state with all manner of boycotts and isolation while syrian civilians are being slaughtered. obama's failed and failing foreign policy has resulted in a strong resurgence of al qaeda, a sunni shia civil war, and sectarian conflicts all over the middle east and africa. as a result of obama's policies, al qaeda is now in syria, gaza, the sinai, fom where they launch missiles into israel. obama's so-called engagement in iran has resulted in an ever stronger hezbollah and 170,000 missiles pointed at the entirety of israel. obama's threats are those of a man without any conscience, a man who wants a victory for personal selfish reasons, without regard to outcome.
53. #33 from Lisbon...
Rob ,   Orangevale USA   (02.01.14)
Understandable that a Portuguese man from Lisbon comes with all the platitudes about Russia being the "new boss' in the middle east. Perhaps you think that better than the U.S being there. The Russians have a very different way of dealing with those under their thumb.(that's the way they see it). You may revel now with the new found power base. Just remember who the Russians back and have a good look at the carnage. They are currently on the side of Assad, Rohani, etc and they constantly prop up those that side against the US for no other reason than that. I have the depth of history as a guide to exactly what the Russians have in store for the middle east and soon you may be educated as well. If the US has lost influence as you say, and Putin takes the helm, it wont be long before the M.E. pines for it's return. Shalom Israel, rob
54. The Nation is prepared to fasten seat-belts
Roland ,   London England   (02.01.14)
Forced conditions will not be acceptable.We are kidding ourselves that the USA is our greatest friend.It is now our biggest arm twister.
55. Why would US want to establish another islamic..
Beary White ,   Norway   (02.01.14)
...apartheid state? Apartheid? Yess, we all know hamass is trying to remove all other religions than the cult of islam from gaza. And abu masen has already declared his new country will be without any jews, even leftist jews! Then in a couple of decades ALL other religions will be banned. The only reason for this crazy behavior by sotero is his sunny faith, which totally influenses his decisions from western civilized behavior . The world do not need another arab state, just look at all the wars where islamic-cult-followers are one-side participants, and thousands are killed every day. This evilness should not be supported, not even by an islamic president.
56. Kerry holds a gun to our head
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57. Looks like Israel
Ivor Evenbiggergun   (02.01.14)
is being dragged kicking and screaming to the peace table to sign up to the two state solution. Wonder how they will get out of it this time, who they will attack again New York? London? Madrid? Moscow?
58. What about the real problem
Ariel ,   Netanya   (02.01.14)
In the middle east and in the Arab word everyone knows that the real problem here is not the peace "talks". I wonder why the word is not able to face the real problem and face it. Why surrender to the ayatollahs and their games ? Why ?
59. Take your intifada and boycott and go home Kerry
(02.01.14)
your scare tactics won't work
60. #39 B.rain D.amaged S.imian
A ,   Belgium   (02.01.14)
"It is Israel that on a daily basis committs murder on unarmed, innocent Palestinians'' Please tell us, how many "unarmed , innocent ''palestinians" were murdered today, or yesterday or the day before? You, taking your intellectual handicaps into consideration, may use the fingers of one hand to count on. And please tell us, Mr. BDS, how many "palestinians" went to their jobs today making the Soda Stream machines? I am sure the number 800 or so would seem absolutely astronomical and incomprehensible to you.
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