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Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shame-on-the-foreign-office-for-its-arabist-bias-msqbbr7m0
Shame on the UK Foreign Office for Its Arabist Bias
(The Times-UK) Ben Shaw - I'm an ordinary Jew from London, but I had an extraordinary sister. Lucy Dee's life was filled with good deeds, until she was murdered by gunmen in the West Bank with two of her beautiful, kind and empathetic daughters, my nieces Maia, 20, and Rina, 15. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: "The UK condemns this appalling attack on civilians." Let's contrast this with the Foreign Office. Its statement was short, dismissive and lacked any moral fiber. "We are saddened to hear about the deaths of two British-Israeli citizens and the serious injuries sustained by a third individual. The UK calls for all parties across the region to de-escalate tensions." No mention of terror, no outrage. The sisters merely "died" and a third person - Lucy - was somehow injured. (She died three days later.) I wish to use my family tragedy as a force for good, and for me that is exposing the hypocrisy inside the Foreign Office that allows UK taxpayers' money to support terrorism.