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Friday, July 25, 2014
Observation: WARNING! Reminder: Secretary Kerry lie to Abbas created crisis over release of Israeli-Arabs terrorists

Observation: WARNING! Reminder: Secretary Kerry lie to Abbas created crisis
over release of Israeli-Arabs terrorists
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 25 July 2014

First a reminder:

#1. During the course of July 2013 US Secretary of State John Kerry brokered
an understanding between Israel and the Palestinians according to which
negotiations would be renewed in exchange for the release of Palestinians
being held by Israel.

#2. Israel offered in these negotiations that it would release the pre-Oslo
prisoners, with the exception of Israeli Arabs.

#3. The Palestinians insisted that all the pre-Oslo prisoners be released,
including the Israeli Arabs.

#4. Towards the end of July, Israel offered as a compromise to increase the
number of prisoners it would release. Israel did not commit that these
additional prisoners would be the pre-Oslo Israeli Arabs prisoners.

#5. Secretary of State Kerry knew that he did not have Israel's agreement to
release the Israeli Arabs but decided to take a calculated risk and advise
the Palestinians that Israel had accepted their demand.

#6. The talks began.

#7. On several occasions, Israeli officials made clear that Israel never
committed to release the Israeli Arab prisoners.

#8. The Palestinians were aware of this discrepancy. They knew that Mr.
Kerry took a calculated risk, promising something from the Israelis that he
actually didn't yet have in his pocket.

#8. And so, in order to deny him any possible wiggle room, each time the
Palestinians met with Secretary of State Kerry they insisted that he state
for the record again that the Israeli Arabs would be released.

#9. The United States continually pressured Israel to honor the unauthorized
Kerry offer and engaged in a worldwide campaign against PM Netanyahu on this
matter.

Fast forward to today:

The very same Secretary of State who misrepresented Israel's position in
order to make a deal with Abbas is now making promises to Hamas.

Connect the dots.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA ________________________________________
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