Israeli Prime Minister Says Israel Is Tired Of Body's 'Theatre Of The Absurd'
September 23, 2011
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There was a dramatic and defiant move at the United Nations on Friday.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sidestepped two decades of failed negotiations and surged ahead with demands for Palestinian statehood, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.
Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both addressed the General Assembly, where Netanyahu called on Abbas to negotiate with him Friday.
The provocative action sparked violence in the West Bank. ...
...“The time has come also for the Palestinian spring, the time for independence,” Abbas said.But Netanyahu came back with a strong, frank and blunt speech, calling the UN a “house of lies,” one that has condemned Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, more than all the other nations combined.“This is the unfortunate part the UN institution, is the theatre of the absurd. It doesn’t only cast Israel as the villain, it often casts real villains in leading roles,” Netanyahu said....
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