[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting commented once again on the passing of UN Security Council Resolution 2334, stating the following.
[Translated from Hebrew]
“I share ministers’ feelings, anger and frustration vis-à-vis the unbalanced resolution that is very hostile to the State of Israel, and which the [UN] Security Council passed in an unworthy manner. From the information that we have, we have no doubt that the Obama administration initiated it, stood behind it, coordinated on the wording and demanded that it be passed. This is, of course, in complete contradiction of the traditional American policy that was committed to not trying to dictate terms for a permanent agreement, like any issue related to them in the Security Council, and, of course, the explicit commitment of President Obama himself, in 2011, to refrain from such steps.
“We will do whatever is necessary so that Israel will not be damaged by this shameful resolution and I also tell the ministers here, we must act prudently, responsibly and calmly, in both actions and words. I ask ministers to act responsibly as per the directives that will be given today at the Security Cabinet meeting immediately following this meeting. I have also asked the Foreign Ministry to prepare an action plan regarding the UN and other international elements, which will be submitted to the Security Cabinet within one month. Until then, of course, we will consider our steps.”
[English]
“Over decades, American administrations and Israeli governments had disagreed about settlements, but we agreed that the Security Council was not the place to resolve this issue. We knew that going there would make negotiations harder and drive peace further away.
“And, as I told John Kerry on Thursday, friends don’t take friends to the Security Council. I’m encouraged by the statements of our friends in the United States, Republicans and Democrats alike. They understand how reckless and destructive this UN resolution was, they understand that the Western Wall isn’t occupied territory.
“I look forward to working with those friends and with the new administration when it takes office next month. And I take this opportunity to wish Israel’s Christian citizens and our Christian friends around the world a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Now that Obama is leaving both sides are openly (for the first time in eight years) revealing their true colors. They hate each other.
Obama, good riddance, you rasha.
what happened at the UN was an outrage and the subsequent nagative vote by the US was even more ourageous! well, ezra friedlander and all the other frum pro-obama activists: what are you going to say now? and how are you going to defend your buddy, hussein, now? or, are you going to continue attending barack (achashveirosh) obama chanuka parties? sure, the food was 100% kosher. but, so was achashveirosh’s seudah. it doesn’t make it proper to attend just for a photo-op brown-nosing event.
Netanyahu made all the Hishtadlus to avoid this resolution but didn’t say 1 kapitel Tehilim. It’s time the Zionists realise you can’t rely on anyone but Hashem and for that you need to daven and keep Shabbos etc.
Israel is diplomatically, militarily and economically a sheep amongst 70 wolves and they can only survive with divine protection!
David, that’s like asking a lion to renounce his teeth. Zionism IS a manifestation of shmad, of removing Hashem and His Torah entirely from the picture and changing Klal Yisrael into a nation of warrior Hebrews, not Jews, CH”V.