His words drew a sharp rebuke from Mr Netanyahu's office, which called them "a dark and mendacious statement the likes of which we thought had passed from the world".

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Obama's supposed support for a demilitarized Palestinian state is mendacious on two counts.

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Previously, Mr Dacre accused Grant of making "mendacious smears" after he claimed a Mail on Sunday story came from illicit eavesdropping.

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