London , England ( CNN ) -- Britain 's foreign office yanked Friday a blog posted by its ambassador to Lebanon that mourned the death of an `` admired '' Shiite cleric once considered Hezbollah 's spiritual leader . Frances Guy wrote that she left the presence of Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah , who died Sunday , feeling a better person . `` Lebanon is a lesser place the day after , but his absence will be felt well beyond Lebanon 's shores , '' she said . `` The world needs more men like him , willing to reach out across faiths . '' The comments about Fadlallah , once closely associated with Hezbollah , ruffled diplomatic feathers . Israel , especially , was not happy . In a statement Friday , Britain 's foreign office said the ambassador `` expressed a personal view '' on Fadlallah and did not reflect an official government position . The blog , it said , was taken down . `` While we welcomed his progressive views on women 's rights and interfaith dialogue , we also had profound disagreements -- especially over his statements advocating attacks on Israel , '' the statement said . Guy , who has been British ambassador to Lebanon since 2006 , explained her views in a new blog posted Friday . `` The problem with diplomatic blogging is that you risk being anodyne or controversial , '' she wrote. `` Clearly in the last few days I have been the latter . This was not my intent . My comments on the late Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah have now been removed because they were leading to confusion about British policy . `` I would like to be clear . I have no truck with terrorism wherever it is committed in whoever 's name . The British government has been clear that it condemns terrorist activity carried out by Hezbollah . I share that view . '' The U.S. State Department classifies the Lebanon-based Hezbollah as a foreign terrorist organization . So does Britain . When the group formed in the early 1980s , Fadlallah was considered its spiritual leader . But he always insisted he had nothing to do with its operations . In later years , Sheikh Fadlallah mellowed in some of his views , and spoke out in favor of interfaith dialogue . But his views on Israel did not soften . In a letter penned to President Obama last year , Fadlallah said : . `` The size of support and cover-up provided by your country for the Zionist entity has become known . This entity was established on the land whose people were uprooted by the power of iron and fire . The subsequent American policies have contributed to the loss of the Palestinian cause , despite the ratification of many Security Council resolutions . '' Fadlallah died Sunday and thousands of mourners filled the streets of Beirut , Lebanon , to pay tribute . Guy said Friday that she understood her words had offended people . `` The blog was my personal attempt to offer some reflections of a figure who , while controversial , was also highly influential in Lebanon 's history and who offered spiritual guidance to many Muslims in need , '' she wrote . `` I recognize that some of my words have upset people . This was certainly not my intention . I am sorry that an attempt to acknowledge the spiritual significance to many of Sheikh Fadlallah and the views that he held in the latter part of his life , has served only to further entrench divisions in this complex part of the world . '' Earlier this week , CNN 's senior Middle East editor , Octavia Nasr , left the network after a controversial posting on Twitter about Fadlallah . `` Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah . One of Hezbollah 's giants I respect a lot , '' Nasr tweeted last Sunday . Nasr , who is Lebanese , later addressed the issue in a blog posted on CNN.com : . `` Reaction to my tweet was immediate , overwhelming and a provides a good lesson on why 140 characters should not be used to comment on controversial or sensitive issues , especially those dealing with the Middle East . '' `` It was an error of judgment for me to write such a simplistic comment , '' she wrote . Nasr 's Twitter post `` created a wide reaction , '' said Parisa Khosravi , senior vice president of international news gathering for CNN Worldwide . `` We believe that her credibility in her position as senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs has been compromised going forward , '' she said , and as a result CNN had `` decided she will be leaving the company . ''
Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah , once considered Hezbollah 's spiritual leader , died Sunday . Frances Guy wrote on blog that she left the presence of Fadlallah feeling a better person . `` The world needs more men like him , willing to reach out across faiths , '' Guy posted . British foreign office yanked blog post ; said Guy was expressing personal views .