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Thursday, October 15, 2020
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Thursday, October 15, 2020
Akunis draws jeers for swiping at Palestinians
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLawmakers are streaming back into the Knesset plenum for a vote on the treaty with the UAE.
The final speaker, Minister Ofir Akunis, sparks a bit of a rhubarb after quoting Abba Eban’s quip that “the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.”
He also says he will never allow a Palestinian state “to rise on Judea and Samaria,” using the biblical name for the West Bank. He also says that Israel will push ahead with annexing the land, which Israel promised to suspend for the UAE deal.
Several MKs from the Joint List and Meretz heckle Akunis as he speaks.
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