John Kerry apologises for Israel ’apartheid’ remarks (tu connais mon hashtag pour ça : #wag_the_dog)
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/29/john-kerry-apologises-israel-apartheid-remarks
Without denying he used the word “apartheid”, the statement insisted on Kerry’s history of support for Israel over the past 30 years.
“I will not allow my commitment to Israel to be questioned by anyone, particularly for partisan, political purposes, so I want to be crystal clear about what I believe and what I don’t believe,” Kerry said after members of Congress and pro-Israel groups criticised him, with some demanding his resignation or at least an apology.
“First, Israel is a vibrant democracy and 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,” he said.