ISRAEL: "With Donald Trump tweeting from the sidelines, Secretary of State John F. Kerry condemned Jewish settlement activity under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a chief obstacle to Mideast peace, igniting a fresh war of words with the Israeli leader."
– “Kerry pushes back on Israeli complaints, calls for revival of peace talks with Palestinians,” The Los Angeles Times, Dec 28, 2016, Laura King and Josh Mitnick, 12/28/2016