Wednesday, December 28, 2016

John Kerry to Deliver Major Address on Israel on Wednesday



John Kerry to Deliver Major Address on Israel on Wednesday
by Joel B. Pollak 27 Dec 2016
Outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver a speech about Israel and the Middle East peace process on Wednesday from within the State Department.

Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes — President Barack Obama’s alter ego on controversial international issues, from Benghazi to the Iran deal to the Cuba “normalization” — told Israel’s Channel 2 (via CNN) that Kerry “will give a speech in which he lays out a comprehensive vision for how he sees the conflict being resolved.”

The speech comes just days after the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which declares the Israeli presence in the West Bank illegal, and which the Obama administration allowed to pass instead of exercising its veto. Bloomberg News reports that Kerry’s speech may be a prelude to a Jan. 15 conference in Paris, where the international community could seek to announce a “solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which President Obama would try to impose in his last days in office.

In 2002, UN Ambassador Samantha Power advocated imposing a solution on Israelis and Palestinians. She backed away from that position during her confirmation hearings in 2013, but appears to have reverted to what would seem to be her true ideas.

The Times of Israel reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also anticipates that President Obama may use the UN Security Council to impose “principles for a Palestinian state” before he leaves office on January 20 next year.

Last week, Kerry defended the UN vote as necessary “to preserve the possibility of the two state solution, which every U.S. administration for decades has agreed is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.”

There are no signs of what his speech on Wednesday might include. Kerry had earlier attempted, controversially, to achieve peace between the two sides by an arbitrary deadline in the spring 2014; war broke out in Gaza a few months after his failure.

Benjamin J. Rhodes
Benjamin J. Rhodes is the deputy national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration, a co-author for Without Precedent, and was a special assistant to the president at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Note: Lee H. Hamilton was the president & director for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, is a co-author for Without Precedent, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Cass R. Sunstein is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to Samantha Power.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to John F. Kerry.
John F. Kerry is married to Teresa Heinz Kerry, the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, and Cameron F. Kerry’s brother.
Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin LLP was the legal adviser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), and is the lobby firm for Israel.
David F. Hamilton was a canvasser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), and is Lee H. Hamilton’s nephew.
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now was the plaintiff in ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.
Barack Obama was an attorney for the ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections, an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and is the president for the Barack Obama administration.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin LLP was the legal adviser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), and is the lobby firm for Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister for Israel.
Daniel B. Shapiro is a U.S. ambassador for Israel, and was Dianne Feinstein’s legislative assistant.
Dianne Feinstein’s legislative assistant was Daniel B. Shapiro, is a U.S. Senate senator, and married to Richard C. Blum.
Richard C. Blum is married to Senator Dianne Feinstein, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Saban Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Haim Saban is a benefactor for the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a friend of Shimon Peres, and a board member for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
Shimon Peres was a friend of Haim Saban, and the president of Israel.
Crown Family Foundation is a funder for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
Newton N. Minow is the president of the Crown Family Foundation, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Sidley Austin LLP was the legal adviser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), and is the lobby firm for Israel.
Lester Crown is a VP for the Crown Family Foundation, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and the founder of Bloomberg LP.
Bloomberg News is a division of Bloomberg LP.
Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, was the chairman & CEO for CNN, and the chairman for the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
John F. Kerry is a governor for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, married to Teresa Heinz Kerry, the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, and Cameron F. Kerry’s brother.
Cameron F. Kerry is John F. Kerry’s brother, a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin LLP was the legal adviser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), and is the lobby firm for Israel.

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