Image copyright AFP/Getty Images/Reuters Image caption Theresa May"s spokesman has criticised US Secretary of State John Kerry over his comments on the Israeli government Downing Street has criticised US Secretary of State John Kerry for calling the Netanyahu government the “most right-wing in Israel"s history”.
It was “not appropriate” to attack the composition of the democratically elected government of an ally. PM Theresa May"s spokesman said
Mr Kerry had said Israel"s policies were driven by “the most extreme elements” in its ruling coalition.
This cast doubt on a “two-state” Israel-Palestinian solution, he said.
It follows the US decision not to veto a UN Security Council motion criticising Israel"s policy of building settlements on Palestinian land occupied since 1967.
The UK voted for the resolution, and Mrs May"s spokesman agreed with Mr Kerry that “the only way to a lasting peace in the Middle East is through a two-state solution”. But he said ..
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