Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon had some harsh words for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the U.S.-led peace talks with the Palestinians, according to the Times of Israel, which cited a report in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
Yedioth Ahronoth reports that Ya’alon said the peace plan Kerry has drawn up is "not worth the paper it is printed on."
The report also quotes Ya’alon calling Kerry "inexplicably obsessive" and "messianic" in his efforts to coax the two sides into a peace agreement. Ya’alon said Kerry has "nothing to teach me about the conflict with the Palestinians.
"All that can ‘save us’ is for John Kerry to win a Nobel Prize and leave us in peace," the paper quotes him saying.
A Defense Ministry spokesperson declined comment. In a reference to the Yedioth report, Ya’alon said Tuesday, "Even if there are disagreements between us and the Americans in our discussions, they shouldn’t overshadow our shared goals and interests."
Ya’alon also criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, saying the Palestinians had yet to give up anything in the peace negotiations.
