UK Government issues unprecedented attack on the US after Secretary of State John Kerry branded Israeli regime the 'most right-wing in history'
No 10 says it was inappropriate of Kerry to attack the make-up of the democratically-elected Israeli government
Rebukes US Secretary of State for focusing on the single issue of settlements
Says Kerry's remarks have been unhelpful in the pursuit of two-state solution
Increasingly bitter row came after Kerry's strongly-worded attack on Israeli government's illegal construction of settlements in the West Bank
By Matt Dathan, Political Correspondent For Mailonline
Published: 12:36 EST, 29 December 2016 | Updated: 07:30 EST, 30 December 2016
The UK Government today launched an unprecedented attack on the US, its closest ally, over John Kerry's condemnation of the Israeli regime as the 'most right-wing in history'.
In a highly critical speech on foreign policy yesterday the US Secretary of State criticised Irsaeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for undermining the two-state solution with his settlement policy in the West Bank.
Britain backed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to Israel's construction of settlements in the hotly-disputed region but Mr Kerry went further with his strongly-worded personal attack on Mr Netanyahu and his government.
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