Kerry fails to condemn Israel’s terrorism against Palestinians
US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned Palestinian attacks against Israelis, calling them “acts of terrorism,” while failing to make any mention of Tel Aviv’s occupation and colonization of Palestinian lands.
“It is very clear to us that the terrorism, these acts of terrorism which have been taking place, deserve the condemnation that they are receiving,” Kerry said on Tuesday in Jerusalem al-Quds during an appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Today I express my complete condemnation for any act of terror that takes innocent lives and disrupts the day-to-day life of a nation,” added Kerry, who visited Israel for the first time in over a year.
The top US diplomat also voiced concern about the regional unrest, Syria and the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group that’s taken over swaths of land in Syria and Iraq.
The top US diplomat, however, failed to make any mention of Israel’s settlement activities and expansionist policies which Palestinians have cited as the real cause of the recent conflict in the region.
Kerry is due to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah later on Tuesday.
His visit to the Palestinian occupied territories comes at a time of heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
The fresh wave of unrest was triggered in September by Israel’s imposition of restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds.
More than 90 Palestinians have been killed at the hands of Israelis since the beginning of October.
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