The British Middle East Minister's visit to Tel Aviv has once again exposed the hypocrisy of Britain regarding the Palestinian issue and the Zionist regime's illegal acts in the occupied territories.
The primary question that Alistair Burt's visit raises in mind is what sort of government condemns a move by another as a breach of international law while at the same time extending a hand of friendship toward the culprit government.
No matter what the answer, such a country would be a total hypocrite and it is by no chance that the country is Britain.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in an official announcement on December 20 that London considers Tel Aviv's plan to publish tenders for 1,028 additional housing units in three settlements and plans to expand another settlement as violations of the international law.
“I condemn the latest Israeli announcements of plans to expand its settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. These are only the most recent in a steady drip of announcements of new or expanded settlements - all of which are illegal under international law,” Hague said at the time.
However, instead of putting pressure on the Zionist regime to withdraw its “wrong” plans and only 18 days after the condemnation, Hague dispatched Alistair Burt to Tel Aviv to reaffirm London's allegiance to the regime despite its open defiance of international regulations.
Burt who is on a three-day visit to Tel Aviv, met representatives of Israeli companies “interested in doing business with the UK”, the British embassy in Tel Aviv said in an announcement.
“Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt had breakfast with representatives of Israeli companies that have already set up operation in the UK and some Israeli companies that are considering this possibility,” the announcement said.
Back in 2010, Turkey condemned the Israeli attack on the Gaza aid flotilla and what followed was a political conflict that poured cold water on Turkish-Israeli ties.
However, London's condemnation apparently warmed up bilateral relations with Tel Aviv in a suspected development that makes one think of Britain as a hypocrite and its anti-Israeli pose as a political stunt.
