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<p>The United States takes offense at comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new communications director accusing President Barack Obama of anti-Semitism and suggesting that Secretary of State John Kerry had the mental abilities of a 12-year-old, the State Department said on Thursday.
</p><p>It said Kerry had spoken to the Israeli leader onaaaa Thursday and understood that Netanyahu "will be reviewing" the appointment of Ran Baratz after a U.S.-Israeli summit meeting at the White House next week.<supid="cite_ref-1"class="reference"><ahref="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></p><p>Netanyahu and Obama are due to meet to try to mend fences after fierce feuding over the Iran nuclear deal that Israel opposes. As head of public diplomacy and media, Baratz, a 42-year-old philosophy lecturer, will be tasked with improving Israel's reputation in the world. His comments were published previous to his appointment.<supid="cite_ref-2"class="reference"><ahref="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></p>
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<p>"His comments about U.S. officials, including the president and Secretary Kerry, we believe were troubling and offensive. We obviously expect government officials from any country, especially our closest allies, to speak respectfully and truthfully about senior U.S. government officials," State Department spokesman John Kirby said.
</p><p>Within hours of Baratz's appointment on Wednesday, Israeli media outlets found a clutch of cuttings, headline-grabbing quotes on Facebook and articles he had penned on news websites. Netanyahu's staff, it appeared, may not have checked.
</p><p>An official said Baratz had apologized to Netanyahu in a phone conversation and in a statement, Netanyahu distanced himself from the comments but indicated the appointment remained valid. He said the two would meet, at Baratz's request, after he returns from his U.S. trip next week.
</p><p>"I have just read the things that Dr. Ran Baratz published on the Web, including the comments about the Israeli president, the president of the United States and other public figures here and in the U.S. They are inappropriate and do not reflect my positions or the policies of the government," Netanyahu said.
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