John Kerry is now apparently an expert on what does and does not increase Israel’s security:
In an October speech to the Arab American Institute in Michigan, Mr. Kerry depicted the barrier as an impediment to peace. “I know how disheartened Palestinians are by the decision to build the barrier off the Green Line – cutting deep into Palestinian areas,” the Massachusetts Democrat declared. “We don’t need another barrier to peace. Provocative and counterproductive measures only harm Israelis’ security over the long term, increase the hardships to the Palestinian people, and make the process of negotiating an eventual settlement that much harder.”
“Another barrier to peace” – what a sanctimonious, smug, spineless bastard. He’s trying to walk this back now, of course, just like he’s been trying to walk back the whole Arafat is a partner for peace and Jimmy Carter can prove it thing. How many times can he pull this trick?
UPDATE: Right on schedule, Kerry tries to flop on Arafat. And what could be behind this change of heart?
Referring to the Palestinian leader as a statesman would be potentially damaging in Florida, which has a heavy Jewish population and a Democratic primary Tuesday.
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