John Kerry actually said...

"the United States should stand for something. We carry weight. We are a major power, and yet our diplomacy sometimes doesn't conduct itself as a major power."

"The Obama administration, and the President himself, need to do a better job of talking to the Israeli people."

"I believe there is a way to work with international organizations to get more construction material into Gaza in a way that empowers the Palestinian Authority, and not Hamas."

"The Arab Peace Initiative, endorsed by every Arab country, provided another key piece of the final puzzle: the promise for Israel that a comprehensive peace agreement would bring normalized relations ..."