Kerry Calls On Nazis, Jews To Stop Cycle Of Violence

Critics of the administration and of the secretary dismissed his announcement, saying the time is not ripe for such an attempt.

Washington, October 18 – US Secretary of State John Kerry reprimanded Nazi Germany and European Jewry today, calling on both sides to put an end to the violence gripping them.

At a press conference at the State Department, Kerry said the killing and incitement must stop, and demanded that both Jews and Nazis settle their differences at the negotiating table. He said the president has been in touch with various world leaders on the matter, and they are working to develop a framework that will help the two parties come to a final status agreement.

“Both Jews and Nazi Germany must stop looking for excuses to prolong the attacks, and must cease the unconscionable incitement to violence that is an everyday feature of this conflict,” said the secretary. “I intend to travel to the region in the near future to try to get leaders on both sides to take the bold steps necessary to calm the situation.”

Kerry said he had conducted long, detailed conversations with various foreign leaders, including those of Britain, Vichy France, Romania, and the Mufti of Jerusalem, looking for ways to prod the two parties to reduce the bloodshed. “Just today I spent at least two hours trying to broker contacts among many of these important players in the region, and I’m optimistic we’ll have something to show for those efforts within a short time.”

Critics of the administration and of the secretary dismissed his announcement, saying the time is not ripe for such an attempt. “The killing is going to keep happening regardless of anything we do,” said Congressman Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). “The US has no business sticking its nose where it will only get bloodied. Europe is a bloody mess, has always been a bloody mess, and for the foreseeable future will continue to be a bloody mess. What the administration should be doing is telling both sides we’ll have nothing to do with them unless and until they can start acting like grownups.”

A rally of Students for Justice in Europe took place outside the depatment before the secretary’s scheduled remarks. Protesters called on the government to support the beleaguered Germans in their struggle against the oppressive Jews, and demanded that the government and major corporations institute a boycott of Jews to help pressure them into better behavior. They called allied actions against Germany “collective punishment” and circulated a petition calling for divestment from Jewish-owned businesses in Europe.

The secretary did not address the rally or mention it, but the president sent a note with his warm wishes.