Kerry gives Netanyahu a well-deserved diplomatic slap in the face

[JDPriestly]

97. Yes. Kerry is not quoted as having addressed this key issue posed by the Palestinians' stance:

That line of thinking reflects much international conventional wisdom on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — the assumption that Israel could attain peace with the Palestinians if only it wanted to, but that it just doesn’t want to enough. Many Israelis, Netanyahu most certainly among them, would counter that Israel cannot impose terms on a Palestinian leadership that, among numerous other problematic negotiating positions, still demands a “right of return” that would constitute suicide for the Jewish state. Many Israelis, their prime minister among them, too, would note that Israel is only too aware of how easily the relative calm could deteriorate, and thus are wary of relinquishing territory to a Palestinian leadership that, relatively moderate though it may be, might not be in a position to retain power and honor any accord amid sweeping regional instability.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/frustrated-kerrys-peace-critique-a-heavy-slap-in-netanyahus-face/

Kerry is going to appeal to the moderates, the rational on both sides, I expect. And that is the right approach. The extremists on both sides should be disarmed, and the moderates on both sides can then make a peace that will improve all of their future lives.