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Economy Minister Naftali Bennett attacks US Secretary of State John Kerry, who said last night that there is a connection between the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the rise of the terrorist organization ISIS.
""It turns out that even when a British Muslim beheads a British Christian, there will always be someone who will blame the Jew," Bennett said. "Terrorism is not justified. Terrorism is fought. The statement that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict strengthens ISIS is an encouragement to global terrorism." "I suggest listening to ISIS and believing them: these are terrorists who want to take over the entire Middle East, from Syria to Jordan and Lebanon, and re-establish an Islamic caliphate. You can either fight it or explain it. The choice is in the hands of the world, and it will bear the consequences." The US Secretary of State said tonight that the resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians is important for the fight against extremist organizations like ISIS. In a speech he gave at an event at the US State Department, Kerry said that the failure to resolve the conflict encourages the recruitment of young people into extremist organizations. "There was no leader I met in the region who did not spontaneously raise with me the need to reach an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Because the conflict encourages the recruitment of young people into extremist organizations and is a source of rage and unrest on the Arab street. People must understand the connection between these things. Continuing the conflict is about humiliation, denial, and lack of respect.".