Monday, August 30, 2010

DTN News: US Official Condemns Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's Comments

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON, USA- August 30, 2010: A United States State Department official condemned Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's comments about PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
"We regret and condemn the inflammatory statements by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef," American State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said. He continued that they are "not only deeply offensive, but incitement such as this hurts the cause of peace. As we move forward to relaunch peace negotiations, it is important that actions by people on all sides help to advance our effort, not hinder it," said Crowley.

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