Kerry to visit region to discuss Iran deal, but skip Israel

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4684694,00.html

WASHINGTON - In what appears to be a new low in US-Israel relations, US Secretary of State John Kerry, who will visit the Middle East next week to alleviate concerns among Washington's Gulf allies over the Iranian nuclear deal, will not visit Israel.

US State Department spokesman John Kirby announced Kerry's planned visit to Egypt on Sunday and to Qatar the next day to meet with senior Gulf officials over the nuclear deal.

When asked why Kerry won't be visiting Israel, Kirby said the secretary has spoken to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu many times over the past few weeks to discuss the agreement.
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On Friday, Kerry spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and addressed the strained ties with Israel.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

3. They're not getting either. Israel has been delegated to the kids table.

[geek tragedy]

2. after the way the Israelis have spat in Kerry's face, as well as in Obama's, makes sense.

there's no reasoning with them on Iran anyways--they oppose any kind of agreement.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. Israel has durn comically opened a can of whoop ass on its own backside.

Couldn't happen to a crappier bunch or apartheidists.

Frankly, fuck em.