Daniel Bernard (1941-2004) was a French diplomat. He came to public attention in 2001 when, as French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, he was quoted as referring to Israel as a "shitty little country." He was accused of antisemitism by the Israeli government and was moved to a post in Algeria soon afterwards. Wikipedia
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" Within 24 hours it was revealed that Bernard had been dining at the Blacks' Kensington house when the remarks were made, and that they could be attributed only to him. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/05/03/...