Israeli Leaders Slam Abbas for Using U.N. Speech to Fuel Conflict

Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, during a meeting with local residents in Mitz
AP/Ariel Schalit

The Times of Israel reports: Israeli ministers on Thursday accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of rejecting peace and embracing terror in his speech to the United Nations, saying it showed he is only interested in revenge and cannot be entrusted with a Palestinian state.

Though the address at the General Assembly in New York was far milder than the angry broadside many had expected, Abbas drew fire for rebuffing the US as a possible peace mediator and hailing terror convicts in Israeli prisons.

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beytenu) accused Abbas of pushing the region further into conflict by rejecting peace talks.

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