(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - To delegitimize Israel is an affront not only to Israelis, but to those "everywhere, in every part of humanity, who share the values of a free and independent human spirit," Quartet envoy Tony Blair said on Tuesday in a speech at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. He said the best answer to those who sought to delegitimize the Jewish state "lies in the character of Israel itself, in the openness, fairmindedness and creativity of the Israelis." "What you have created is a remarkable example for the rest of us." "The issue of delegitimization is not simply about an overt denial of Israel's right to exist. It is the advocating of prejudice in not allowing that Israel has a point of view that should be listened to," he asserted. "A consistent conversation I have with some, but by no means all, of my European colleagues is to argue not to apply rules to the government of Israel that they would never dream of applying to their own governments or their own countries."
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