It should come as no shock to anyone that Garry Kasparov’s pre-emptive assessment of John Kerry’s Middle East peace speech was spot-on.
And yet, even though we expected the worst from Secretary Kerry, there’s something about this remark that manages to appall us still:
https://twitter.com/woodruffbets/status/814146981182500864
Kerry on the One State Solution "Israel can be Jewish or it can be Democratic but it cannot be both."
— Melissa Francis (@MelissaAFrancis) December 28, 2016
Good Lord.
OH MY GOD! Kerry just said Israel can either be Jewish or Democratic, it can't be both. Did I just hear that right? WTH?
— Elisha (@ElishaKrauss) December 28, 2016
Oh, you heard it right:
"Israel can either be Jewish or Democratic. It cannot be both." – @JohnKerry pic.twitter.com/5l4fTVu4in
— Sarah (@mamaswati) December 28, 2016
Speechless. We are speechless.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called out Kerry in his response:
.@netanyahu on Secretary Kerry's speech: "A speech that was almost as unbalanced as the anti-Israel resolution passed at the U.N. last week" pic.twitter.com/e9f4Kjxfwe
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 28, 2016
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires back at John Kerry, slamming the UNSC vote https://t.co/Y2IKeiIzJa https://t.co/PkW9zyeOKs
— CNN (@CNN) December 28, 2016
.@netanyahu: "Israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders." https://t.co/XHlINpWoH1 pic.twitter.com/8TqH2HPFf5
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 28, 2016
Netanyahu’s comments were certainly far more diplomatic than Kerry deserved. Fortunately, tweeters didn’t have to exercise that kind of restraint:
"Israel can be Jewish or democratic. It cannot be both." My jaw is on the ground.
— Alyssa Canobbio Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) December 28, 2016
Kerry: "If the choice is one state, Israel can either be Jewish or democratic. It can't be both." pic.twitter.com/brcFyg2NZ1
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) December 28, 2016
Imagine an American Secretary of State declaring that a nation can be Islamic or democratic, but cannot be both.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) December 28, 2016
"Israel can be Jewish or democratic. It cannot be both."
Has John Kerry been tested for heavy narcotic usage?
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) December 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/DebraBurlingame/status/814175353614848002
John Kerry: "Israel can be either Jewish or democratic, it can't be both." WTF?? Is this guy an idiot or just play one on TV?
— ❌Righteous⚡️Crusader❌ (@Craftmastah) December 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/joannabalesca/status/814180812786634754
"Israel can either be Jewish or democratic, it cannot be both" – John Kerry.
What in the ever-loving fuck?
— COLLECT ROCKS, PLANT FLAG (@deanriehm) December 28, 2016
Incredulous.
Israel can be Jewish OR democratic but not both? And it will never be at peace (if it's Jewish)? Sickening. #StandWithIsrael https://t.co/LVq7AVQhsL— Jeanna Groome (@jeannagroome) December 28, 2016
WTF? – John Kerry: "Israel can be either Jewish or democratic, it can't be both." Complete asshole!! #PackYourShitKerry #MFA #StandwIsreal
— Scott Binsack (@BinsackSb) December 28, 2016
Kerry: “Israel can either be Jewish or democratic. It cannot be both. And it won’t ever really be at peace.”
How does he sleep at night? ?
— Wayne Dupree ?? (@WayneDupreeShow) December 28, 2016
We’re not sure, but we do know this: His disgraceful term as our secretary of state can’t end soon enough.
Unkindly go F yourself Mr. Kerry. https://t.co/iczgw5LjwJ
— Hayekian Triangle (@hayektriangle) December 28, 2016
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