Therefore it is up to President Obama and Secretary Kerry to disavow the State Department’s remarks as unfounded and distortions of fact and clarify Washington’s position.
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When pressed on the matter, Kirby conceded that the USA had brought up concerns about the use of force in conversations with Israeli officials, and that they had “routinely” done so throughout the years, while trying to downplay the idea that they had any real problem with what Israel is doing on the whole.
Erdan told Army Radio that “the US State Department has traditionally been hostile to Israel”. While the top American diplomat condemned the terror attacks committed that day that left three Israelis dead, he insisted, “I am not going to point fingers from afar”. This should also be followed by eliminating forthwith the illegal Israeli settlements. This demand is unprecedented and marks a crisis in Israeli-US relations. They want to say both sides are equally at fault?
In a statement slamming Israel’s recent actions, Kenneth Roth, the executive director of an worldwide rights group declared: “Indiscriminate or deliberate firing on observers and demonstrators who pose no imminent threat violates the global standards that bind Israeli security forces”. If someone raises a knife [to stab] and is shot, that’s excessive force?
“We’ve had a chance to look at that attack more deeply, and I think you’re going to ask me, what do we consider it?”
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No timetable or itinerary has been released for the trip, but Kerry said: “I expect to be travelling to the region in the coming days and we will remain very closely engaged in order to support efforts to stabilize the situation”.
