tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post7288868489638982250..comments2024-02-25T06:41:19.588+00:00Comments on Conor's Commentary: 100 daysConor Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457628816008082005noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-55915655582981797042010-08-26T16:59:07.944+01:002010-08-26T16:59:07.944+01:00Of course, when British politicians criticise Isra...Of course, when British politicians criticise Israel in Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories, there is even more uproar.<br /><br />In 1998 Robin Cook visited the site of an illegal Israeli settlement in Occupied Jerusalem - the then (and now) Israeli prime minister cancelled a meeting with him as a result.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/18/world/netanyahu-angrily-cancels-dinner-with-visiting-briton.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/C/Cook,%20RobinBobDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-42827343784641958882010-08-18T14:17:08.152+01:002010-08-18T14:17:08.152+01:00BobD - my criticism is not of what he said so much...BobD - my criticism is not of what he said so much as where he said it. If he wants to criticise Israeli policy in Gaza, he should do it in Tel Aviv and not in Turkey.Conor Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457628816008082005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-56244162493143889492010-08-18T14:01:27.344+01:002010-08-18T14:01:27.344+01:00Cameron might have been playing to the gallery in ...Cameron might have been playing to the gallery in Turkey but Gaza IS a prison camp. Labour promised an ethical foreign policy so we should not knock him on this issue.BobDhttp://-noreply@blogger.com