And, after insisting that he is ready to negotiate a peace settlement with the Palestinians on the condition that they recognize the existence of the Jewish state, Netanyahu turned to Abbas.
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“Despite the Security Council’s adoption of 12 resolutions condemning Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 1967, none of these resolutions has been implemented, encouraging Israel to continue pursuing its plans for the seizure of more Palestinian land in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, with impunity”, Abbas said during an address at the UN General Assembly meeting.
More than 7,000 Haitian refugees are expected to cross Southern California borders and seek refuge in San Diego in the coming months.
Speaking shortly before Netanyanhu, Abbas called on the 193-member world body to exert greater effort than at any time in the past to establish a truly independent Palestinian state, as the 50th anniversary of Israel’s “abhorrent” occupation approaches in June 2017. Ka’Deem Carey, Jeremy Langford, and Jordan Howard all had their chance to carry the ball but none ended up with over 30 yards.
Speaking at the Palace Hotel in New York, Obama said he wants to “keep alive the possibility of a stable, secure Israel at peace with its neighbors and a Palestinian homeland that meets the aspirations of their people”. The Israeli leader said he had invited Abbas to speak in the Knesset and Netanyahu has offered to speak to the Palestinians in Ramallah. “Yep, you guessed it, Israel”, Netanyahu said.
Forty-four percent of likely voters who support Clinton are only doing so because they don’t like Trump, according to the poll. They were also undermining Palestinian efforts to develop their economy, which is a right of worldwide priority under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. I know there is talk about ganging up on Israel at the United Nations later this year.
But the biggest change Israel experienced has been in the Arab world, Netanyahu said.
In part due to the enmity between the two leaders, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has fallen to the wayside on Obama’s foreign-policy agenda.
“As you conclude your presidency, I know you’re going to be busy with many, many things, much more than improving what I hear is a terrific golf game”, Netanyahu said to laughter from the pool of reporters.
The State of Palestine now enjoys observer status, the same as the Holy See.
Netanyahu levelled extensive criticism against the United Nations for showing anti-Israeli bias but said his country was building closer relationships every day with countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America rooted in Israeli expertise in fighting terror and technology. The war against Israel at the United Nations is over.
Noting Israel’s alliances with other Arab countries in the region, Netanyahu observed that “For the first time in my lifetime many other states in the region recognize that Israel is not their enemy, they recognize that Israel is their ally”.
Iran’s chief of staff of the armed forces said Wednesday the U.S. People said then we were too small, too weak, too isolated, too demographically outnumbered to survive, let alone thrive.
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“If there is no conference and no contacts between us, how can peace be made?”.
