Secretary of State John Kerry’s rebuke of the Israeli government on Wednesday set off a wave of criticism from lawmakers in both parties. Republicans denounced what they said was the Obama administration’s harsh treatment of a steadfast ally and Democrats signaled that they were uneasy with Mr. Kerry’s pressure on Israel, even as they praised the effort to promote Middle East peace.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is disappointed with a speech by US Secretary of State John Kerry, in which he said the prospect of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal based on a two-state solution was in grave jeopardy.
Mr Kerry, he said, "paid lip service to the unremitting Palestinian campaign of terrorism" against Israel.

And an awful speech by John Kerry. Secretary of State John Kerry used the word “conscience” over and over again as he attempted to explain and justify the Obama administration’s decision not to veto a one-sided U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel. He added that the U.S. could not “stand idly by” while Israel torpedoed any hope for a two-state solution. The Obama administration knows all about standing “idly by” – that was its all-but-explicit policy toward other troubles in the Middle East.