JERUSALEM (REPORT) — A senior member of Israel's nationalist government on Wednesday called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's planned Mideast policy speech a "pathetic move," further heightening tensions between the two close allies as the Obama Administration prepares to leave office. The comments by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan were
Israeli Cabinet Minister Calls John’s Kerry Mideast Policy Speech ‘Pathetic’
The comments by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan were the latest salvo in a toxic exchange following the U.S.’s refusal to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution last week that called Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem a violation of international law.