Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted angrily to a speech in which US Secretary of State John Kerry said the so-called “two-state solution” to the Palestinian situation was in jeopardy and that Netanyahu’s coalition government “is the most right-wing in Israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements.”
Kerry calls settlements a threat to peace https://t.co/JpmGqGPmaj pic.twitter.com/aa3ynlTReH
— The Atlantic: Ideas (@TheAtlIdeas) December 28, 2016
Israeli PM Netanyahu issues firm rebuke of Sec. of State John Kerry’s speech: “We do not need to be lectured." https://t.co/eIvsKSQadp pic.twitter.com/sPm4UPrxdM
— ABC News (@ABC) December 28, 2016
not so fast, though…
Israel's attorney-general orders criminal probe against PM Netanyahu: TV https://t.co/57ywDaBsYh
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 28, 2016
The Latest: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calls John Kerry's Mideast policy speech a 'great disappointment' https://t.co/4db6ZDU5cC
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 28, 2016
Leaked documents claim to prove collusion between U.S., Palestinians on U.N. votehttps://t.co/aqOyN3giUt pic.twitter.com/dsNev5SvuX
— The Hill (@thehill) December 28, 2016
The best way to understand Kerry’s speech: he never would have given it if Clinton had won. via @jessicaschulb https://t.co/ZVMtiIC2Fm
— Sam Stein (@samstein) December 28, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Kerry on Trump: U.S. allies "won't be swayed' by Trump tweets https://t.co/QEzcckIHoz pic.twitter.com/t3jkhFK8pn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 28, 2016
Donald Trump urges Israel to "stay strong" until he takes office, says cannot allow it to be "treated with disdain" https://t.co/5LJSGGsovJ
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 28, 2016
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WORLD
White House expected to announce Russia sanctions Thursdayhttps://t.co/TsgEdA2lpf pic.twitter.com/9hoTjWygcq
— The Hill (@thehill) December 28, 2016
How Donald Trump will make Russia great again in the Middle East by David Gardner https://t.co/NQux79dNt1 via @FT via @IbrahimWarde
— Karim Emile Bitar (@karimbitar) December 28, 2016
A rare visit to the Raqqa front line shows how the defeat of the Islamic State remains so near and yet so far https://t.co/p2pqwpwcKQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 28, 2016
Argentina just refuses to end the year quietly. https://t.co/xpkGzHVLHF
— Luc Cohen (@cohenluc) December 28, 2016
Power grab at China's National Congress pic.twitter.com/GLzXoNBwFZ
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 28, 2016
An interesting alignment of tweets here. who knows where we’ll stand by 2020.
https://twitter.com/DavidAllenGreen/status/814245861739921408
Why reunified Ireland offers best outcome for North’s future https://t.co/OXSM99spAR
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) December 28, 2016
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
JUST IN: President-elect #Trump announces @Sprint will bring 5,000 jobs back to the U.S., and OneWeb will hire 3,000 people in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/ih3Aq3CnPD
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 28, 2016
Pravda-esque – see, e.g., https://t.co/qcX4U3GtBl. Incredible to see Simpsons monorail episode-level hucksterism treated as truth. https://t.co/53kfKQV9Nz
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️) (@BrendanNyhan) December 29, 2016
Trump writing his inaugural address inspired by Reagan, JFK: report https://t.co/9EwvmeiinV pic.twitter.com/1BKilgiIHc
— The Hill (@thehill) December 28, 2016
What will happen in Trump’s first 100 days? https://t.co/BWGISOzL0S pic.twitter.com/b8Vjqw6JVZ
— Slate (@Slate) December 28, 2016
Giant "Trump rooster" statue erected in Chinahttps://t.co/a38O0l1Dw3 pic.twitter.com/r3RokwdA4l
— The Hill (@thehill) December 28, 2016
Thank you, Donald? https://t.co/zMlyhA9psf
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 28, 2016
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MEDIA
https://twitter.com/mckaycoppins/status/814170355073957889
How Trump trumped The New York Times, CNN, and the rest of the media in 2016 https://t.co/8nMEMvvwkD pic.twitter.com/0vSCUlt5Ls
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) December 28, 2016
Thanks to our incredible viewers for giving Face the Nation the largest audience in at least 29 years! https://t.co/iw3I9hPDkn pic.twitter.com/7NVDCFAkyt
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) December 28, 2016
Authorities want any audio the device might have picked up during the night of the murder. https://t.co/dhrTzgygsU
— MediaShift Idea Lab (@MSIdeaLab) December 28, 2016
Netflix calls out adblockers using #BlackMirror's dark satire of modern technology https://t.co/bhAkTaHdYk pic.twitter.com/d986Kx4SYq
— The Drum (@TheDrum) December 28, 2016
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BUSINESS
Saudi’s IPO gusher will lay dormant https://t.co/lzMJvrBV4z @baldersdale #BVPredicts
— Reuters Breakingviews (@Breakingviews) December 28, 2016
Ritterbusch Warns OPEC Agreement May "Collapse Within Months": Here's Why https://t.co/HsJh7af1Pk
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 28, 2016
Where the Action Is in the Last Trading Days of the Year https://t.co/hwQCNA1mdY via @WSJ
— Steven Russolillo (@srussolillo) December 28, 2016
Analysis: Even on this, America is divided: Was Cinnabon’s Carrie Fisher tweet offensive? https://t.co/tv3U1uoQ3i
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 28, 2016
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CULTURE
Woman turns grumpy grandpa's holiday traditions into fun party game https://t.co/wY13VsMFjA pic.twitter.com/hsQgKvEtd6
— Mashable (@mashable) December 28, 2016
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SPORTS
Sir Bradley Wiggins: Tour de France winner & five-time Olympic champion retires https://t.co/hBfnsrQNaE
— Bike It around York (@BikeItYork) December 28, 2016
well, well…
Russian officials have for the first time admitted to the existence of a doping operation
Read more here:https://t.co/bF1t3eXbtV pic.twitter.com/mK9YVFnQr2
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 28, 2016
EA Sports: 'The community makes an esport' (@PressXforImad – @espn) https://t.co/hR9fLpkdlh
— MediaREDEF (@MediaREDEF) December 28, 2016
The year in sports: The @Cubs and then everyone else https://t.co/7UNcDoCyFv pic.twitter.com/PtF6j2Wwgl
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 28, 2016
The Overnight Note 