Kerry slams critics after ‘apartheid’ remark
US Secretary of State John Kerry issued a forceful statement on Monday night responding to fallout from his use of the term ‘apartheid’ to characterize a potential future Israeli political reality, should a two-state solution with the Palestinians fail to come to pass.
“I will not allow my commitment to Israel to be questioned by anyone, particularly for partisan, political purposes,” Kerry said in the statement, issued by the State Department. “I do not believe, nor have I ever stated, publicly or privately, that Israel is an apartheid state or that it intends to become one.”
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