ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning newscasts have yet to report about the bilateral squabble between the Obama administration and Israel over Secretary of State John Kerry's warning on 1 February 2014 that the U.S. ally faces "an increasing delegitimization campaign that has been building up....There are talks of boycotts and other kinds of things."
The war of words comes days after actress Scarlett Johansson ended her eight-year affiliation with Oxfam due to their opposition to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Johansson recently appeared in a Super Bowl ad for SodaStream, a company based in Israel that runs a large facility on the West Bank. CNN anchor Michaela Pereira devoted a news brief on the 3 February 2014 edition of New Day to Kerry's remark and the Israeli government's reaction:
MICHAELA PEREIRA: Harsh words for John Kerry from the Israelis – two high-ranking cabinet ministers accusing the secretary of state of trying to undermine Israel's legitimacy. Those comments coming after Kerry warned Jerusalem it was facing the threat of an international boycott because of its West Bank settlements. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling any attempt to boycott Israel 'unmoral and unjust.'
