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Israel/Palestine

shira

(30,109 posts) Thu Dec 29, 2016, 04:10 PM Dec 2016

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UK Government issues unprecedented attack on the US after...John Kerry branded Israeli regime the [View all]

UK Government issues unprecedented attack on the US after Secretary of State John Kerry branded Israeli regime the 'most right-wing in history'

No 10 says it was inappropriate of Kerry to attack the make-up of the democratically-elected Israeli government

Rebukes US Secretary of State for focusing on the single issue of settlements

Says Kerry's remarks have been unhelpful in the pursuit of two-state solution

Increasingly bitter row came after Kerry's strongly-worded attack on Israeli government's illegal construction of settlements in the West Bank

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4074130/UK-Government-issues-unprecedented-attack-Secretary-State-John-Kerry-branded-Israeli-regime-right-wing-history.html#ixzz4UGP3JG2g

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UK Government issues unprecedented attack on the US after...John Kerry branded Israeli regime the [View all] shira Dec 2016 OP

Calling them what they are is attacking them? MadamPresident Dec 2016 #1

It's unprecedented against any other free liberal western democracy. n/t shira Dec 2016 #3

It's unprecedented to call a government right wing? MadamPresident Dec 2016 #5

That was an attack. That doesn't happen against other friendly democracies. n/t shira Dec 2016 #7

Maybe because no other fit the description so well? whathehell Dec 2016 #8

Funny how the Brit's have a bitch. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #2

The Brits created which nightmare? Balfour? n/t shira Dec 2016 #4

May smoothing some Tory feathers TubbersUK Dec 2016 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Dec 2016 #9

Israels Leaders: In Their Own Words, directly quoting prominent Israeli officials... oberliner Dec 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Dec 2016 #11

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