Only Result of French Mideast Peace Conference: Intra-European Chaos

It might have been premature to say that there was no tangible result coming from Sunday’s Mideast peace conference in Paris. US Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly said there would be no actions because of the anti-Israel Security Council resolution that to Jerusalem’s chagrin the US refused to veto; and the scathing tongue-lashing Kerry himself gave to Israel in explaining that decision. But an undeniable result surfaced when the United Kingdom refused to sign the conference closing statement which by EU rules is the equivalent of a veto of the entire summary of the event. The British protest began by sending a low-level diplomat to Paris in contrast to foreign ministers representing other EU members. But other states had a hard time following Prime Minister May’s thinking. The new Prime Minister had her government vote in favor of Resolution 2334 but then issued a public rebuke of SecState Kerry after his speech explaining the Obama reasoning.