Itongadol.- In her remarks to the press, the State Department\’s deputy spokesperson, Marie Harf, said that Kerry\’s remarks were taken out of context "for political reasons."
The State Department on Friday rejected Economic Minister Naftali Bennett\’s accusations that Secretary of State John Kerry made a linkage between the emergence of Islamic State and the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
In her remarks to the press, the State Department\’s deputy spokesperson, Marie Harf, said that Kerry\’s remarks were taken out of context "for political reasons."
"[Kerry] didn’t make a link between growth of ISIL and Israel, period," she said.
Bennett slammed Kerry on Friday for comments the top American diplomat made, indicating that the unresolved conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is contributing to gain made by the Islamic State group.
"Asserting that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reinforces ISIS, gives a boost to global terrorism," Bennett charged.
In remarks Kerry made Thursday, he said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was thought of by various leaders as fueling violence and leading to recruitment by the jihadist organization.