After Kerry Speech, Palestinian Leader Reaffirms a Jewish State Will Never Be Recognized
Katie Pavlich Katie Pavlich |Posted: Dec 29, 2016 12:30 PM Yesterday Secretary of State John Kerry defended the U.S. decision to abstain from a recent U.N. resolution vote condemning Israel and designating the Western Wall in Jerusalem as non-Jewish, occupied territory. During a speech at the State Department, Kerry spent the majority of his time berating Israel for so-called settlements in the West Bank while advocating for a two-state solution. He acknowledged that in order for a two-state solution to become reality, the Palestinian government would have to recognize the basic fact that Israel, a Jewish state, has the right …