"Secretary of State John Kerry – who has come to us determined and is acting out of an incomprehensible obsession and a messianic feeling – cannot teach me a single thing about the conflict with the Palestinians," Mr. Yaalon was quoted as saying in the
In an incident that may deepen strains between the two governments, Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon was quoted in the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot as saying that Kerry is “inexplicably obsessive” and “messianic.” He added
The Israeli minister of defense on Tuesday blasted America's attempts to broker a peace deal between Israel and Palestine, saying Secretary of State John Kerry's recent highly publicized diplomatic efforts there were obsessive and "messianic." [READ:
U.S. rebukes Israeli minister after 'offensive' remarks about 'messianic' John Kerry. By Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian Tuesday, January 14, 2014 14:53 EST. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon (center) [AFP]. Tweet; Print Friendly and
The office of Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Tuesday would neither confirm nor deny comments attributed to him calling US Secretary of State John Kerry “obsessive” and “messianic.” Tuesday editions of the daily tabloid Yedioth Ahronoth quote Ya'alon