Netanyahu Blasts UN As ‘House Of Lies,’ Implores Abbas To Drop Application, Resume Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Says Israel Is Tired Of Body's 'Theatre Of The Absurd'

September 23, 2011 10:20 PM

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel (Photo credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)/Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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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.

There was huge applause when Abbas held up his formal application for statehood. It followed a speech in which he said it was time for his people to realize their dreams of an independent homeland.

“After 63 years of suffering of an ongoing tragedy and nakba — enough, enough, enough,” Abbas said to applause.

Abbas in effect thumbed his nose at the United States, Israel and other nations who say peace in the Middle East can only come through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, but it was clear that Abbas was empowered by other actions across the region, the so-called Arab spring.

“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.

“Hezbollah controlled Lebanon, now presides over the Security Council. This means in effect that a terror organization presides over the body entrusted with guaranteeing world security.”

Netanyahu said there can be no Palestinian state until there is a treaty guaranteeing Israel’s security.

“President Abbas just said on this podium that the Palestinians are armed only with their hopes and dreams. Yup, hopes, dreams and ten thousand missiles and Grad rockets supplied by Iran, not to mention the river of lethal weapons now flowing into Gaza from the Sinai,” Netanyahu said.

“Yes, the Jewish state. After all, this is the body that recognized the Jewish state 64 years ago. Now don’t you think it’s about time the Palestinians did the same?”

The Israeli leader said he was so intent on making peace with the Palestinians — to give them their own state — that he would meet them anywhere. He challenged Abbas to start the peace talks again right now while both men are here in New York City.

“We’ve both just flown thousands of miles to New York. Now we’re in the same city. We’re in the same building. So let’s meet here today in the United Nations,” Netanyahu said to applause. “Who’s there to stop us? What is there to stop us if we genuinely want peace?”

“I extend my hand, the hand of Israel, in peace. I hope that you will grasp that hand. We are both the sons of Abraham. Our destinies are intertwined. Let us realize the vision of Israel. The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. Let that light be the light of peace.”

There was no word from the Palestinians about renewing talks. And although the Security Council meets Monday, their motion at the Security Council could take weeks if not months to sort out.

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Netanyahu Blasts UN As House Of Lies, Implores Abbas To Drop Application, Resume Talks

Humpy J. Brown

Sons and daughters of Israel, remember the blood vow of your ancestors:

“NEVER AGAIN!!”
reasonable

Let these idiots fight it out among themselves. We don’t need any more 9/11s, we don’t need any more American soldiers dying for Israel, and we can’t afford to keep sending Israelis 3 billion dollars a year while Americans are out of work.

Humpy J. Brown

We call “reasonable” people, who bow in the presence of terrorists COWARDS.

You COWARD!

Paul

Stating the facts does not make anyone a coward, just intelligent. Since you do not recognize facts or intelligence, this makes you stupid.

Humpy J. Brown

I say you’re both cowards, hiding behind your shallow intellects and letting real men do the heavy lifting for you. That’s OK. You two can keep the women company and share your cramps with them.
Mike Miller

Actually it doesn’t make you intelligent…It shows you can read common sense shows intellect.

LTCB

I hope you enjoy your last few years with the antichrist as your leader because that’s what you will have soon enough. God said of the JEWS (and no others, even Christians), “I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you.” and also that He would curse ANYONE who sought to devide the land He had given to Israel. Get ready for some serious earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, famines, droughts and other fun things. You’ve called down a curse on yourself and your family.

Oh Dear

But then again the Jews crucified Christ, the son of God. Personally, I really don’t think they are God’s favorite. And if that don’t get you to Hell, I really don’t know what will.

herdzcatz

Jesus said, “NO man takes my life. I lay it down as I will.” The whole problem with the “Jews killed Jesus” thing is that it is simply a naive explanation of the plan of God from the foundation of the earth. Jesus came here to die. All of it–the manger, the star, the angels, the miracles, the forgiveness, the healings–led up to His main act, taking on the sins of the world. Not only Jews were complicit in His crucifixion, but Gentiles were, as well. His blood is on us all. And that is exactly the way it was planned. All are guilty of His blood, and all are forgiven through His blood.

Oscar

I’m ready. God gave the above blessing to His people who are the Church – The Elect of Israel, the Bride of Christ, the Chosen Generation, and the Nations of Abraham, which includes Jew as well as Gentile, though it was applicable to the historic Nation of Israel until forfeited. Among the Gentiles are many subgroup from every tribe, tongue and nation, wherein as well as Jews you will find, Palestinians in addition to people of a multitude of nationalities. However, long before the advent of Christ and His subsequent crucifixion, the land grant from On High had ceased. The Jews have since lost the land, at least as far as God having given it to them. Though He still loves the them, the Holy dispensation of the land has long ago been unilaterally discontinued. The new and real Israel and it’s temple ect., are fulfilled in the fullness of Christ, not in a single people or land.
montello

So you are saying God is a racist and Jews are the master race?

lucky libra

NETANYAHU HAD THE TESTICLES TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS, MORE POWER TO HIM, LETS SEE IF HE IS TAKEN UP ON HIS INVITATION WHILE THEY ARE BOTH IN NEW YORK, SOMEHOW I DOUBT IT.

LTCB

The truth is Obadiah’s prophecy will be fulfilled soon. Then Ezekial’s. Somewhere in there God will remove His church of true believers (yes, sadly, many in the church are there only for social reasons). After the removal of the church and the destruction of the arab armies of all the nations that attack Israel, the antichrist will make a security pact with Israel and 3 and 1/2 years into it will break the deal. Israel will flee to Petra where God Himself will protect them. Have you accepted Jesus as your savior? IF not, now is the time.

disgusted

Idiot. When will you idiots realize that NONE of the prophecies have been fulfilled as promised? Not even one. You take everything out of context, extropolate the points you think are “true”, transport them through time thousands and thousands of years and stupidly think that this applies to you, or to today, or to the United States or the nation of Israel. What fools you people are. Distorting what it says to make it “fit” your warped interpretations, no matter what.

Mike Miller

Name calling is what someone does when they know they lost an argument…

B-Dub

Belittling is what people do when they feel inferior about themselves…

TrickleDownFoodFromLimbaughsBib

Bronze Age myths have nothing to do with today

Michael Baram

“Show me one thing that has ever been invented and in use today by the modern world, that was invesnted by a muslim country. Just one.”

I’m trying to think….oh, yeah, explosive suicide vests.

“what Israel has stolen from them over the last 40 years”
I assume you’re referring to the Six-Day War, when Israel captured the West Bank from JORDAN, and Gaza from EGYPT. That was your “Palestine”, filled with refugees whom Jordan and Egypt did nothing to help, letting them live in squalor on UN handouts. After the Six-Day War, both ares showed a rise in the standard of living when Palestinians were able to find jobs in ISRAEL with ISRAELI wages and ISRAELI health care and ISRAELI union representation.
So, instead of accepting Israel’s right to exist, now they can have that miserable, poverty pocket of a state without the benefits of cooperation with Israel. A true Palestinian democracy which, according to Abbas, will allow NO Jews or Christians to live within its borders.
It’s easy to see that you are woefully ignorant about the facts regarding the situation. But hey, it doesn’t take much to swallow the Palestinian/Fascist propaganda if you don’t like Jews to begin with.

Humpy J. Brown

How about the burkha and body odor????
D.Clayton

Mathematics for one.

Humpy J. Brown

That was Persians. They are not Muslims.

elmer fudd

AS For IRAN Bram- They invented the board game called-chess, they didnot invent coffee – they figured out how to make the drink we enjoy in the morning- these other middleeast egypt- iect-ect have envented- made many things- I just want to be fair to people you see? pardon my spelling.

Gregg

I think the Jews and the Arabs should settle their differences in a Christian manner!

Humpy J. Brown

With an Inquisition or a Crusade???

ari

haha
Brad

Great comeback:)

Bubba

The US should just take it’s ball and go home. Stop giving money to any country any where in the world. Then see how much crying and whining goes on.

cooldude9366

Guess what? When the Israelis get over it, they’ll be fine. The palestinians, on the other hand would get “religion” really quickly and grow up. Until, that is, the dhimmi europeans step forward and make up the difference. Then it’s back to acting like spoiled children.

Humpy J. Brown

The Palestinians, and vicious killers like them, are who God had in mind when he allowed us to develop nuclear weapons.
Go Big Blue

I wish Netanyahu was our president! He has the gonads to tell it like it is. Arabs don’t want the Palestinians in their countries so they are fine to urge them to stay inside Israel and cause problems. When I was in Israel this spring, there were two 17-yo Palestinians who killed a Jewish family – father, mother, 5 children (the youngest being under 1-yo). That is the animals who want to take over Israel. God bless Israel (as He has done for 5,000 years).

Humpy J. Brown

Yes!! Go “Bibi”. Go to HELL Obama.
montello

That can be fixed, just move to Israel, you are Jewish aren’t you? No Christians or Gentiles allowed to move there of course.

Go Big Blue

I’ve lived there 8 of the last 12 months. While I am not a full-time citizen I know other Americans who are, so your statement is incorrect.

carter

Are they jewish americans lol

Humpy J. Brown

“American enabler???”

All you goat humping, hate filled Palestinians should go to hell. Be careful you don’t learn the lessons Hirohito learned when his pride got the better of his brain. We don’t suffer baby killing fools well here in America, no matter WHAT their religion.

“Sons of Abraham??” “Sons of Bitches” is more like it.
scott cregar

maybe Jordan should have been the Palestinian homeland as the UN mandated in the 1922 British Mandate. The Palestinians have been offered so much for so long and the answer is always no. Why no just say what you mean? You will never accept Israel.
abbas sucks

I pray that palestine will get statehood… BECAUSE… the next time they fire a rocket into Israel, it will be an act of war between sovereign countries and Israel will open up on them and kill ‘em all. Take Iran out while you are at it, Israel.
Michael M. Rohrer

Can’t we all just get along?

Humpy J. Brown

Ask the fricking Palestine Indians that.
Casper

No, we can’t.Thank God

michael cosgrove

Balfour declaration. British mandate for Palestine. the League of Nations applied the two-state solution decades ago. Palestine was divided between Jews and Muslims. the Muslim Palestinian state was called Trans-Jordan, known today as Jordan. why won’t the arab world accept their Palestinian state? why do they clamor for all of the area?
BPatMan

Say what you want about Israel, but I would rather be an Arab living in Israel that an Arab living in any other Arab country.
Richard Lance

Actually, it is the Zionist Arabs who have thwarted peace. Once they received the Gaza Strip, they used that as a base to launch missiles into Israel. Further, if you go back in history to 1947, the Arabs were offered a separate state and refused it. Their real aim: hegemony over that whole region, including Israeli land. Their desire to expand into Israel and recapture this land where they tried to destroy the Jewish people in numerous wars–is an example of Arab Zionism.

Allah Abdul

Amen for the TRUTH.

Pickateer

Yes, and Israel should stop firing rockets into Gaza and try those that sneak into Gaza and kill families in their sleep

Richard Lance

Total bull. Once the Palestinians were given the Gaza Strip, Hamas occupied it and immediately used it as a launching pad against Israel. Yet, you deny Israel’s right to protect themselves, which means you don’t recognize Israel’s right to exist, which makes you an Arab Zionist looking to continue the war against Israel (but in your case, with fomenting words) and its land, which proves my point: the Arab Zionists want to regain that whole region, not just Palestinian lands. The Israelis have a flourishing democratic society, with tremendous achievements in science, technology, and medicine. The Palestinians offer little in comparison, except tyranny and religious intolerance. I choose to support the more enlightened democratic society over the despotism and decrepitude of the Palestinians.
Scott

too much sugar in that Koolaid?

Rodin

“Netanyahu Willing ‘To Make Painful Compromises’ For Peace.”

The fascist Netanyahu who has scuttled every peace initiative and wrongheadedly pursued Zionist expansionism in the West Bank and Jerusalem!!!

Afraid of increasing, well deserved, international isolation? You and your American enabler will stand alone.

scott

If only Arafat was still alive it would all be lollipops and rainbows right? Terrorist state to be recognized by the UN? Sad appeasers are always the first to be mowed down by the very people they defend…There can never be peace with the terrorist “nation” Palestine!

IgnoranteElephante

“I don’t have faith in the U.S. anymore,” said Palestinian native Issa Suleiman. Why, no faith in the United States, Issa. Well, I have a simple solution: get out. We don’t want you here with your anti American rhetoric wandering the streets of Bay Ridge or anywhere else.

This is why, despite my misgivings with the Jews, I find it hard to root for a Palestinian state.

Rodin

Dear friend Elephante [sic]:

Give me ONE reason why any Palestinian, or any Arab or any Muslim, for that matter, should trust the United States after 60+ years of blindly supporting the indefensible, imbecilic, Israeli fraudulent theocratic claims and unaccountable atrocities.

Allah Abdul

And why should the US trust any palestenian, muslim or arab? All they have done is oppress people, terrorize people, kill people, lie, cheat and steal. Show me one thing that has ever been invented and in use today by the modern world, that was invesnted by a muslim country. Just one. Show me. Oh, you can’t, because all you little jealous pukes have done has create havoc in the world. Maybe it’s time we blast you off the face of the earth.
IgnoranteElephante

Then, they should get the f#ck out of the Country.

Rodin

Now, now, that is definitely NOT nice. Can you not have a civil discussion. Don’t you have ANY rational argument you might contribute. Or must you just barf?

BTW: Which country should they “get the f#ck out of,” theirs or ours?

And such language! Please tell me you don’t eat with that mouth, Ignorante.

nuisance

Well the US is acting like hypocrites in this. It was OK for Israel to gain statehood via a UN resolution, but nope…not Palestine. Much of our current issues in the Middle East can be directly tied to our foreign policy in regards to Israel. More Americans need to go back and learn what cause and effect is. People just don’t wake up and hate us and want to kill us. They’re just like you and me. They want to live their lives, be with their families, and enjoy the simple things we take for granted every day.

Whiteboy from Cali

Hahaha, Idiot. Have you ever been to Afghanistan? YES, people do wake up and hate us and want to kill us simply because we are Chrsitians, and simply because they are jealous of what we have become. These cave dwellers live in the stone-age and are influenced by Muslim teachers who brain wash them from birth and influence every thought in their head. They have NOTHING. Nothing to live for, nothing to call their own, no hope, NOTHING!!! And they hate us for because we have something, we are white and we are Christian. Go Away with your idiotic rhetoric.
Jack Kennedy

then the palis can do so in egypt, jordan and numerous other mussie/palis countries
Brad

One group is civilized. One is not. See the difference?

Rodin

“When I come walking through my front door tonight
and I sit down to watch the news,
I’m gonna see
Jews killing Muslims killing Christians,
Christians killing Muslims killing Jews.

“C’mon, Abraham, Jesus and Muhammad,
let’s all get together and sing the blues
and watch Jews killing Muslims killing Christians
Christians killing Muslims killing Jews.”

- CHRIS YATES
American poet, songwriter, singer, musician.
From “JKMKC”
Hannelore Bakry

Bravo Mr. Abbas !!! Peace, freedom and justice for ALL.. that means for the Palestinians too…… The USA is definitely on the wrong side…the preach something but do something else !! Shame on you USA !!!

Grace

But Abbas does not want peace for Israel. He makes a point of that. He wants Israel to be destroyed.

It is sad the Arabs who started calling themselves “Palestinians” in 1964 cannot go back to where they came from in Jordan. There were no “Palestinians” 60 years ago. They were and are all Arabs.

However there were Israelis about 3700 years ago from the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who God renamed as Israel and his 12 sons became the blood line of Israel. They are simply coming back to their land.

Hannelore Bakry

Bravo Mr. Abbas !!! Peace, freedom and justice for ALL.. that means for the Palestians too…… The USA is definitely on the wrong side…the preach something but do something else !! Shame on you USA !!!

Brad

Meh. I think Israel is the right pick here.

Moishe Obama, not a Jew!

You go Palestine. Tell Moishe Obama where to go. Not sure if he has looked in the mirror recently, Yes Moishe Obama, you are not Jewish, not sure what you are, but Jewish you are not.
Garth

Abbas is only fighting to get what Israel has stolen from them over the last 40 years. But the U.S. needs to stay out of it on both sides, and let the cards fall where they may. We have done enough for Israel in the last 50+ years, and it is time for us to take a backseat and let them fight their own battles. But of course the jewish community will take it to the streets and create all kinds of unrest if they don;t get what they want. Since they control the banking and fianacial industry, maybe they might even shut Wall Street down as well in protest………..

Pplsuck

Couldn’t have sait it better myself..

Jack Kennedy

obviously, sucks to be the terrorist/muzzie fan/sycophant

Richard Lance

Gee, I didn’t know the Jews control banking and finance. For every Jew you can name in a high corporate-level position, I can probably name about a dozen more held by Christians and other denominations. And if many Jewish people worked their way up to their high positions, kudos to them for their intellectual achievements and industriousness. You merely spread stereotypes based on your narrow-minded acceptance of others’ stereotypes. The next thing you’ll say is that the Jewish people will shut all the hospitals and leave sick people out in the streets. Tell us another one…
joe

And Garth..what page from Mein Kampf did you pluck this little ditty from?
You know those pesky jews, they always take to the streets and cause all kinds of mayhem.
Brad

Stolen? They were attacked, so they took the land from the moron attackers. That’s not stealing — that is righteousness.

michaelfury

http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/movers-and-shakers/
Rodin

As well he should. And the United States should stay out of it if we cannot yield to WORLD opinion.

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