The US State Department issued a statement today expressing surprise at British Prime Minister Theresa May’s criticism of John Kerry’s speech on the Israeli peace process, insisting everything in Kerry’s speech was in keeping with long-standing UK policy, and with the vote Britain made just the week prior at the UN.
May’s comments were quite a surprise, as she followed up Kerry’s speech by declaring she felt it wasn’t appropriate for Kerry to criticize “the democratically elected government of an ally,” adding that she thought it was unfair to focus on the settlement expansion as a problem.
It’s rare for a British PM to so loudly criticize a top US official, and may reflect the split between the outgoing Obama Administration and the incoming Trump Administration, putting May more closely in line with the incoming government.
The State Department noted that Kerry’s speech had been praised by several other allies, including France, Germany, Jordan, and Egypt. Britain is the first to condemn it, with the exception of Israel’s government, which has been furiously condemning the Obama Administration since the UN abstention at any rate.
britain prepared to go it alone (sans EU) along with u.s. against Iran.
“…unfair to focus on the settlement expansion as a problem.”
Perhaps she should ask the Palestinians…and the rest of the civilized world.
I thought that the Prime Minister job paid quite well, but here she is doing her damdnest to get a check from the Israel Lobby. Or maybe the Clintons inspired her.
Surveillance whore May (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Act_2016) is clearly signalling that she will be totally onboard with the Trump government’s policy of being in utter thrall to the Zionist entity. I expect discussions about Israel outside of travel guides will be declared as hate speech.