(Hat tip: Marc)
And the terrorist-appeasing liberals begin (or continue) their effort to normalize Israel-bashing by calling it a “rogue state”… and then claiming it was but an oopsie. This time. He’s awaiting poll results now before doing it again…
MPP calls Israel ‘rogue’ state
Mohammed Adam and Lee Greenberg, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Thursday, July 20, 2006Ottawa-Orleans MPP Phil McNeely yesterday called Israel a “rogue state,” and said the federal government should apologize to Canadians for its support of the Jewish state’s “collective punishment” of the people in Gaza and Lebanon.
The Liberal MPP’s comments drew immediate rebuke from Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, who expressed “serious dismay and disappointment” to his colleague, and distanced his government from them. Mr. McGuinty, who was in Charlottetown, phoned the Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto to convey the same sentiments to officials there.
“The comments of Mr. McNeely do not reflect the opinion of the government of Ontario or the premier,” spokesman Chris Morley said.
A few hours later, Mr. McNeely offered an apology.
“Recently I have made comments with respect to the current situation in the Middle East, which were inappropriate. I apologize for the language of my comments and sincerely regret the hurt they have caused,” he said in a statement. “I recognize that the challenges faced in the Middle East are complex and longstanding. During this time of tension, it is even more important for everyone to remain respectful of each other, which I failed to do.”
Conservative MPP Tim Hudak was unimpressed by Mr. McNeely’s apology. “Judging by the bizarre content of his so-called apology, I think the guy has no clue what he said was wrong. My guess is the premier’s staff beat him up quite a bit or force fed him the retraction,” Mr. Hudak said.
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