The Guardian published a story today (July 14th) by Chris Johnstonon the appointment, by Britain’s new prime minister, of former London Mayor Boris Johnson as foreign secretary titled ‘Britain’s new foreign secretary Boris Johnson: a career of international gaffes‘.
Among the “gaffes” listed, were comments by Johnson while on a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories last year.
Israel – November 2015
Johnson’s visit to the occupied Palestinian territories is severely curtailed by his hosts in protest at a series of strongly pro-Israel remarks. They included telling an audience in Tel Aviv that a trade boycott of Israeli goods was “completely crazy” and supported by “corduroy-jacketed, snaggletoothed, lefty academics in the UK”.
Tellingly, another Guardian journalist today on twitter (deputy editorPaul Johnson) repeated the mantra that Johnson “insulted” the Palestinians during his visit.
What these Guardian journalists are referring to is the row
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