John Kerry protested the following statement reported by CNN, but the Bush Administration has been silent:
Crown Prince Abdullah said on Saudi state-run television that “Zionists” are behind terrorist attacks in his country. Abdullah and other Saudi officials have consistently blamed al Qaeda for attacks on Saudi soil, and the terrorist network has claimed responsibility for several. Abdullah did not suggest that Israelis or Israel supporters plotted or carried out any of the attacks. But he said, “I am 95 percent sure that Zionism is behind the attacks, for I believe that [Zionists] play in the minds of those who are committing the attacks.” He did not spell out precisely how he believes Zionists influence those launching the acts of terrorism in his kingdom. [CNN]