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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS Finds Israel Fourth Most "Unacceptable" Country
Foreign Policy article examines number of times state department referred to "unacceptable" behavior this year; Israel ranked between North Korea and Pakistan.Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 12.29.14, 19:37 / Israel News
The US State Department described Israeli actions as "unacceptable" 87 times in 2014, with only three countries being more "unacceptable," according to a Foreign Policy article published last week.
Journalist Micah Zenko searched the State Department's website for usage of the term, and his "top ten" list shows Israel sandwiched right between North Korea and Pakistan. Zenko pointed that the US officials regularly use the phrase "but then do very little in response to prevent or deter those actions from reoccurring."
Most of the condemnations relating to Israel involved building in settlements or the announcement of plans to construct additional housing behind the Green Line. Government spokespeople also castigated Israel for civilian casualties during Operation Protective Edge.
US Secretary of State John Kerry recently used the "unacceptable" label to refer to North Korea's alleged hacking of the Sony Corporation.
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US Finds Israel Fourth Most "Unacceptable" Country (Original Post)
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Odin2005
(53,521 posts)1. What about OUR unacceptable behavior?
bravenak
(34,648 posts)2. ....
Surprise!
1step
(380 posts)3. Three spots behind the rest of the world
We seriously need to catch up with reality.