Former British Foreign Secretary and Labor MP Jack Straw
made harsh anti-Semitics statements during a British parliament debate last
week.
Listing the greatest obstacles to peace, Straw said that
unlimited” funds available to Jewish organizations and AIPAC in the US are used
to control and divert American policy in the region.
Straw, who served as foreign secretary in Tony Blair's
government in 2001-2006, further claimed that Germany’s “obsession” with
defending Israel was also a contributing factor to failure to achieve peace.
The former British official made the comments during the
Round Table Global Diplomatic Forum in the British House of Commons. Also in
attendance were former Israeli Knesset Member Einat Wilf and the Palestinian
ambassador to London who accused Israel of "cultural genocide" and
"ethnic cleansing."
"It was appalling to listen to Britain's former foreign
secretary," Dr. Wilf said. "His remarks reflect prejudice of the
worst kind. We're used to hearing groundless accusations from Palestinian
envoys but I thought British diplomats, including former ones, were still
capable of a measure of rational thought.
"Throughout the debate I reiterated that the origin of
the conflict was the Arab and Palestinian unwillingness to accept the Jewish
people's legitimate right to a state of their own, and that as long as that
willingness is absent there will be no true solution."
The former MK further remarked, "At least the
Palestinian representative and I could agree that we both want a speedy
divorce."
Meanwhile, it has been reported that Straw said Friday he
would step down as a member of parliament at the 2015 general election.
The lawmaker for the Labor Party, now in opposition, has
served continuously as an MP since 1979, representing the town of Blackburn in
northwest England.
He has recently expressed favorability towards the new
Iranian president Hassan Rohani. “You could do business with him, and we were
able to do business with him,” Straw told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. “I very
profoundly believe that (this) is a new chance for proper negotiations.”
“President Rohani is an Iranian and he represents Iran’s
national interest, so people have got to factor that in, and it’s entirely
right that he should do that,” Straw said.
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