Secretary of State John Kerry accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Wednesday of preventing peace in the Middle East. Secretary Kerry said the Israeli government was undermining any hope of a two-state solution to its decades-long conflict with the Palestinians.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he was surprised at the Secretary’s approach

Rounds says Secretary Kerry seems to be missing a key component to the negotiations

Rounds says now instead of encouraging both the Palestinians and Israelis to work out an agreement, the U.S. is accusing Israel of doing something wrong

Rounds says it’s very unfortunate this could get in the way of a long standing good relationship between the U.S. and Israel.