Netanyahu Glares At UN Members For 45 Seconds To Protest Iran Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned his rhetorical guns on Iran and the global community’s refusal to speak out against its “genocidal intentions” in his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York today.

“Abu Mazen’s [Abbas’ nom de guerre] speech was deceitful and encourages incitement and lawlessness in the Middle East, ” Netanyahu said. He berated the United Nations for supporting the nuclear deal, which he said “makes war more likely”, and at one point, Netanyahu completely stopped talking for 45 seconds as he glared angrily at the assembled delegates, reported The Hill. “Believe me, it would be far easier to remain silent”.

“Throughout history, the Jewish people have learned the heavy price of silence”, he continued.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas did not cancel any agreements with Israel during his speech before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, a senior Palestinian official announced on Thursday.

“If Iran’s rulers were working to destroy your countries, perhaps you’d be somewhat less enthusiastic about the deal”, Netanyahu added.

He said a common threat from Iran and radical forces was bringing Israel and its Arab peace partners and others in the region closer together.

Abbas warned that recent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at the mosque compound risked turning a political conflict into a religious one, “creating an explosive situation”. He famously held a cartoon-looking image of a bomb at the podium in 2012, in hopes of expressing urgency to address Iran’s nuclear program.

He accused Iran, together with Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah, of setting up terror cells around the world since the signing of the deal.

“If the world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly would pause and absorb what Prime Minister Netanyahu said, the potential for collectively and constructively addressing common threats would be enormous”, said AJC Executive Director David Harris. Republicans, and Netanyahu, say the deal gives Iran more access to nuclear weapons, not less. It said the praise the deal had earned internationally was a misjudgment. However, President Barack Obama has assured Jewish leaders that he is committed to Israel’s security.