NEW: U.S. policy is to view all Israeli settlements as illegitimate: Secretary of State Kerry, speaking in Bogota – @ReutersPolitics
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) August 12, 2013
Tweeters are wondering whether this was just a mistake on Reuters’ part or if Secretary of State John Kerry actually made this pronouncement:
WHAT? http://t.co/VOooKiQUCU Kerry says US views all Israeli settlements as illegitimate? Is this a misprint, @reuterspolitics?
— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) August 12, 2013
Nuh uh. This has to be a misquote. https://t.co/tsQstc7vMo
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 12, 2013
https://twitter.com/jacobperry/status/367024811358167041
umm RT "@NewsBreaker U.S. policy is to view all Israeli settlements as illegitimate: Secretary of State Kerry, speaking in Bogota
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) August 12, 2013
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/367028901572116480
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/367024278178250754
https://twitter.com/FederalSpyGuy/status/367025625175162880
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/367030115877666816
If Reuters’ tweet is accurate … wow.
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/367028656050147329
For what it’s worth:
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/367029271807537153
We will, of course, continue to monitor this story and update with further developments.
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Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
Reuters’ Warren Strobel includes this in his report:
And:
@TwitchyTeam AP has it too, 4th graf -> http://t.co/PekMJtTOqr
— jerylbier (@JerylBier) August 12, 2013
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Update:
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki made a similar point at a press briefing last week:
QUESTION: Jen, do you have any comment on the Israeli decision to build 800 more housing units?
MS. PSAKI: Well, Said, our position on settlements has not changed. We do not accept the legitimacy of continued settlement activity and oppose any efforts to legitimize settlement outposts. The Secretary has made clear that he believes both of the negotiating teams are at the table in good faith and are committed to working together to make progress. We are speaking to the Government of Israel and making our concerns known.
(Thanks to Jeryl Bier for the Psaki tip.)
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