John Kerry's unguarded statement against Israel reveals his lopsidedness
It appears John Kerry’s foreign
mission causes more problems than solutions, as he appears to be lopsided in
some of his foreign missions.
Recall that even when he went to
Nigeria which is a circular state some months ago, he pitched his tent with Islamic
leaders without any due regard to the leadership of the Christian community,
thus raising more many questions as to what his intentions were in that visit.
His unguarded comments about
Israel has also made the British Prime Minister, Theresa May to give him some knocks.
Which in return also made the U.S.
to also criticise her for condemning his unwarranted comments against Israel,
by branding the Israeli PM’s regime. "most right-wing in Israel's
history".
According to Downing Street, it
was inappropriate to attack in such a manner a government that was
democratically elected by the people of Israel which is an ally. Saying that
rather than concentrating only on settlement building, the wider peace process
should be looked into.
Recall how Mr Kerry attacked the
Israeli PM of his resolve to disregard a two-state solution to the trouble with
the Palestinians by building more settlements in the West Bank.
Though the British government is
opposed to such moves by the Israeli government, it also clearly stated that a wider
approach was necessary to bring peace in the troubled region.
According to the Prime Minister’s
spokesman: "The settlements are far from the only problem in this
conflict. In particular, the people of Israel deserve to live free from the
threat of terrorism, with which they have had to cope for too long.
"And we do not believe that
it is appropriate to attack the composition of the democratically elected
government of an ally.
"The Government believes
that negotiations will only succeed when they are conducted between the two
parties, supported by the international community."
Thus making US state department to
react with similar vigour to the UK government's statement.
A representative told The
Guardian newspaper: "We are surprised by the UK Prime Minister's office
statement given that Secretary Kerry's remarks - which covered the full range
of threats to a two-state solution, including terrorism, violence, incitement
and settlements - were in-line with the UK's own longstanding policy and its
vote at the United Nations last week."
Some are viewing Downing Street's
move as an attempt to align the UK with the incoming Trump administration.
President-elect Trump, who made
pro-Israel comments during the election campaign, responded angrily to the UN
resolution, claiming on Twitter: "The big loss for Israel in the United
Nations will make it much harder to negotiate peace. Too bad, but we will get
it done anyway!"
