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The mayor of London said Israel’s Likud Party and the Hamas terrorist group are “two sides of the same coin.” “Each side emphasizes the extremism of the other in order to attract sympathy,” Ken Livingstone, a frequent critic of Israeli policy, told Britain’s Sky News, Ha’aretz reported. But, he added, “I think it is the […]

July 20, 2005
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The mayor of London said Israel’s Likud Party and the Hamas terrorist group are “two sides of the same coin.” “Each side emphasizes the extremism of the other in order to attract sympathy,” Ken Livingstone, a frequent critic of Israeli policy, told Britain’s Sky News, Ha’aretz reported. But, he added, “I think it is the Israelis who are leading the stubborn line.”

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