The unusual statement came amid Israel's protests over Britain's vote in the U.N. against settlements and following tension in Anglo-American relations over Obama's opposition to Brexit.
Centrist groups were measured in their reactions, criticizing the American decision to abstain last week on a U.N. vote rebuking the settlements while praising Kerry's commitment to a two-state solution.
In reactions that fell largely along party lines, lawmakers had mixed reactions to the secretary of state's address lambasting Israeli settlement construction.