You can’t really blame Arikat for trying to corner Kirby into labeling Israel’s new security measures as forms of incitement. Arikat has successfully manipulated State Dept. spokespeople into making similar statements before.
Michael Wilner of the Jerusalem Post also tried to pin down Kirby as to what constitutes incitement and who is responsible for the increase in violence, to no avail.
Wilner pointed out that Ambassador Saperstein had just spoken at the State Department and “said to hold Israel to different standards than other – any other country isn’t just inappropriate; it’s anti-Semitism. What would you have – in terms of these checkpoints, what would you have Israel do?”
Kirby evaded the anti-Semitism point – which was a good one – and said the State Dept. is not going to dictate immediate security requirements onto Israel, which has the right and obligation to protect its citizens. He did, however, say that the U.S. is concerned by some reports of “what many would consider the excessive use of force.”
And then Kirby masterfully steered back on course, saying that what the State Dept. wants so see is “for both sides to take – to take the leadership responsibilities of calling for calm, maintaining that calm, and being able to restore a sense of normalcy so that people can get on with their lives safely and not have to worry, but also so that we can really begin to have again a meaningful discussion towards a two-state solution – which we continue to believe is the outcome that is – that’s best for the people there in the region.”
Terror, shmerror. The U.S. only cares about the Two State Holy Grail.
This guy is a clown!
The US State Dept. needs to mind it’s own business, and stay out of Israel’s way! They are truly the dumbest bunch of frat college students who know nothing about life except to critize what they have no concept! They said Iranians would act better if they only had jobs!!!! LOL Dumb as a box of rocks!
You could not in your wildest dreams really believe that! Could you???
WTF Is he kidding???
There will never be a two state
A Palestinian state was formed when the Ottoman Empire was divided……..It’s called Jordan. Stop trying to take more land from Israel.
Stop palestinian terrorists first attacking on Israel, then peace will come
"Nothing says ready for statehood like randomly stabbing women and children…"
https://twitter.com/SohrabAhmari/status/652795213707087872
Moral equivalency apparently leads to brain smoothing. How else could State miss the Arab open call for the murder of Jews? Saying "…the degree to which leaders…contribute to an atmosphere which isn’t encouraging more violence, more killing, that would be useful…" tells me only that he needs a brain scan!
This pin head for the Pentagon, Radm Kirby is an embarrassing person for our country..Kirby, you should be ashamed….
America stop interfere now two states
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