Lord Caradon, former chief British delegate to the UN in the Labor government, strongly scored Israel today in a speech to the UN Students Association at Oxford. Lord Caradon spoke of “The barbed wire of the Zionist state.” He went on to say: “The Palestinians turned to violence and perhaps revenge. I doubt if any of us would have done differently…If the Israelis intend to hold on to Jerusalem by force, then there is no hope for peace.” Foreign Office sources indicated they are embarrassed by Lord Caradon’s anti-Israel speeches, especially when there is a chance of Israel’s returning to the Jarring talks. They also expressed surprise that one of the drafters of and canvassers for Security Council Resolution 242 has now apparently embarked on a campaign to discredit it.
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