Israel And Palestinians Engage In Rare UN Shouting Match
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors engaged in a rare shouting match in the U.N. Security Council on Monday, reflecting Israel's growing consternation at the upsurge in Palestinian attacks against civilians and Palestinian frustration at the failure to achieve its dream of a truly independent state.
Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon started the heated exchange at the end of his speech during Monday's monthly council meeting on the Middle East.
Looking across the council table at Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour, he demanded: "Will you condemn Palestinians who commit terror attacks against Israelis?"
Mansour, whose initial response was not heard because his microphone was off, retorted when it was turned on: "We condemn the killing of all innocent civilians including Palestinian civilians. Do you do the same?"
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Mosby
(16,310 posts)The Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors to the United Nations had a heated exchange on Monday during a monthly meeting of the U.N. Security Council, which descended into a shouting match over the recent wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks targeting Israeli civilians and the Jewish states response to the violence.
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon broke away from his address to the council to scold Riyad Mansour, the permanent Palestinian observer to the U.N., for paying the families of the terrorists and asked, Will you condemn Palestinians who commit terror attacks against Israelis?
Mansours initial response could not be heard because his microphone was off, but he then replied, We condemn the killing of all innocent civilians including Palestinian civilians. Do you do the same?
You glorify terrorism, Danon said. Shame on you for doing that.
We dont do that, Mansour said. Shame on you for killing thousands of Palestinian children.
After Chinese Ambassador Liu Jieyi, president of the council this month, called on both men to maintain order, Danon said to Mansour, You cannot say it here. Palestinian children are looking at you right now. He then added, I condemn all acts of terrorism one sentence you cannot say. Shame on you for that.
Let my people be free! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! You are an occupier, the Palestinian envoy shot back.
The council president called again for order before Danon announced that there had been an explosion aboard a bus in Jerusalem on Monday evening.
At least 20 people were injured from the blast, which police now have no doubt was a terrorist attack.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-palestinian-envoys-turn-un-meet-into-shouting-match/
MFM008
(19,808 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)Last edited Mon Apr 18, 2016, 09:47 PM - Edit history (1)
shit like that?
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)it was mostly friendly banter.
chwaliszewski
(1,514 posts)if the Palestinians took the peaceful approach and stopped Hamas and others from attacking Israel, would the Israelis in turn, stop building settlements in Palestinian territory and allow them to have their own state? I'm guessing probably not.