John Kerry’s Israel speech gets collective shrug in Arab world
BEIRUT — Across the Arab world, Secretary of State John Kerry’s harsh words for Israel on Wednesday were met with a collective shrug, coming at the end of eight years of policies that left many frustrated with the Obama administration’s stance toward the Middle East. In his speech, Kerry accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of standing in the way of peace in the Middle East and defended the Obama administration’s decision to allow a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction. Читать дальше...