John Kerry: ‘I Do Not Get Agitated’ When People Call Me Anti-Semitic

MITCHELL In Israel some ░░░░░░░░ the hard liners have ░░░░░░░░ very personally and viciously ░░░░░░░░ you accusing you of ░░░░░░░░ anti Semitic in one ░░░░░░░░ a cabinet minister because ░░░░░░░░ your persuit of the ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian peace talks Your ░░░░░░░░ KERRY you know it ░░░░░░░░ a very complicated very ░░░░░░░░ issue for a lot ░░░░░░░░ people It s so ░░░░░░░░ so deep historically and ░░░░░░░░ that I do not ░░░░░░░░ agitated or I just ░░░░░░░░ t let those things ░░░░░░░░ in the way I ░░░░░░░░ and President Obama believes ░░░░░░░░ Israel and the region ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinians will all ░░░░░░░░ served by having peace ░░░░░░░░ what we re trying ░░░░░░░░ do is you know ░░░░░░░░ the process forward not ░░░░░░░░ on anybody something but ░░░░░░░░ the process forward in ░░░░░░░░ way that respects the ░░░░░░░░ of everybody Israel has ░░░░░░░░ security needs We honor ░░░░░░░░ Our security bond our ░░░░░░░░ period with Israel is ░░░░░░░░ It s not going ░░░░░░░░ be changed And we ░░░░░░░░ meet our obligations and ░░░░░░░░ commitments to Israel with ░░░░░░░░ to its security even ░░░░░░░░ we try to nudge ░░░░░░░░ process forward to end ░░░░░░░░ has been too many ░░░░░░░░ of conflict And the ░░░░░░░░ side of the coin ░░░░░░░░ is there s this ░░░░░░░░ set of possibilities for ░░░░░░░░ economy for what relationships ░░░░░░░░ be established through the ░░░░░░░░ that would come with ░░░░░░░░ from 57 Muslim countries ░░░░░░░░ Arab countries 35 Muslim ░░░░░░░░ it s all in ░░░░░░░░ waiting it s all ░░░░░░░░ there And we re ░░░░░░░░ to continue to press ░░░░░░░░ not withstanding these you ░░░░░░░░ occasional comments from one ░░░░░░░░ the other which I ░░░░░░░░ t like in the ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL Well you know ░░░░░░░░ reason the prime minister ░░░░░░░░ very concerned about you ░░░░░░░░ your policy and the ░░░░░░░░ s policy is the ░░░░░░░░ negotiations Iran has right ░░░░░░░░ lived up to every ░░░░░░░░ of its commitments in ░░░░░░░░ of not installing more ░░░░░░░░ not reactivating the construction ░░░░░░░░ Arak not enriching beyond ░░░░░░░░ certain level So so ░░░░░░░░ so good but the ░░░░░░░░ part is really the ░░░░░░░░ step KERRY Absolutely MITCHELL ░░░░░░░░ are you prepared to ░░░░░░░░ a deal that lets ░░░░░░░░ continue enriching beyond a ░░░░░░░░ level and reinstall those ░░░░░░░░ centrifuges and continue construction ░░░░░░░░ their KERRY Let me ░░░░░░░░ me just MITCHELL and ░░░░░░░░ their missiles KERRY Let ░░░░░░░░ just say to you ░░░░░░░░ I m obviously not ░░░░░░░░ to negotiate on a ░░░░░░░░ program even yours And ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it MITCHELL I ░░░░░░░░ always open to you ░░░░░░░░ But we re not ░░░░░░░░ to President Obama is ░░░░░░░░ going to enter into ░░░░░░░░ bad deal.”