He told a reporter that Sir Alan was creating "a lot of problems". Ambassador Mark Regev said this was not the embassy or government's view. Secret recording The conversation involved Mr Masot and Maria Strizzolo, an aide to education minister Robert Halfon, the former political director of Conservative Friends of Israel, as well as an undercover reporter. It was recorded in October 2016 as part of an investigation by Al Jazeera. Mr Masot asked her: "Can I give you some names of MPs that I would suggest you take down?" Ms Strizzolo replied that all MPs have "something they're trying to hide" and Mr Masot responded by saying "I have some MPs", adding "she knows which MPs I want to take down" before specifying "the deputy foreign minister". Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Shai Masot said Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan (pictured) was creating "problems" Sir Alan, who has described expanding Israeli settlements as a "stain on the face of the globe", was seen as more of a problem than Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson - who was "basically good", according to Mr Masot in a transcript of the conversation. "He just doesn't care. He is an idiot but has become minister of foreign affairs without any responsibilities. If something real happened it won't be his fault... it will be Alan Duncan." Sir Alan launched a scathing attack on Israel in 2014, when MPs backed Palestinian statehood , deeming Israeli settlements as an "act of theft". "Occupation, annexation, illegality, negligence, complicity - this is a wicked cocktail which brings shame on Israel," he told BBC Radio 4's World At One programme.
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