‘Leaked transcript’ puts John Kerry at the head of UN snub of Israel

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‘Leaked transcript’ puts John Kerry at the head of UN snub of Israel
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dcnf-2Jacob Bojesson, DCNF

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry allegedly gave a Palestinian delegation his word that the U.S. would not impose a veto prior to the passing of a UN resolution against Israeli settlements, a “leaked transcript” claims.
Photo source: cnn.com

Photo source: cnn.com

Kerry, along with White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice, reportedly told the Palestinians Dec. 12 that they wouldn’t veto the resolution as long as its wording was balanced, Egyptian news site Al-Youm Al-Sabaa reports, according to Haartez.

The report cites a “leaked transcript” from the meetings composed by the Palestinian delegation. The U.S. Department of State denies the existence of such a document. Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat described the transcripts as “fabrications” when he commented on the alleged leak Wednesday.

http://www.bizpacreview.com/2016/12/28/leaked-transcript-puts-john-kerry-head-un-snub-israel-429158

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The talking head over at State as much as admitted that the State Department had helped get the wording right so that it would be something that they could "comfortably abstain" from.

    QUESTION: But you advised them on how to put together a motion that the United States would feel comfortable abstaining or voting in favor of?

    MR TONER: Well, I think what we said is – and this is not just unique to this process, but once a text, a draft text is to the point where it’s going to be put forward to a vote, of course we would provide input on what we believed were – was language that didn’t pass or didn’t allow us to vote for it or —

    QUESTION: You see what I’m saying?

    MR TONER: Yeah.

    QUESTION: You didn’t just say bring whatever motion you like up and we’ll vote however we feel about it. You were encouraging them to bring forward a motion that you would feel comfortable not blocking.

http://therightscoop.com/state-department-admits-collaborate-anti-israel-un-resolution/


From the intelligent way the questions are being crafted and the stuttering way Toner is answering them...I'm guessing that the reporter asking the questions was the AP's Matt Lee.  It fits his style of questioning.  He skewers State Department on this kind of silly stuff all the time.