Flash reactions to Netanyahu’s speech

Some more quick-hit thoughts from the speech:

Netanyahu’s call for the updating of the Arab Peace Initiative to reflect new regional realities was probably the most concrete proposal to come out of the address.

Netanyahu was harsh on Abbas, though he seemed to tread carefully, mentioning the Palestinian leader’s dissertation questioning the Holocaust but not using his name.

The prime minister repeated old lines about being willing to make a historic deal, but offered little of substance, signaling a possible distancing from peace talks.

Given that, and Abbas’s own harsh speech, his meeting with Barack Obama Wednesday should be interesting.

Many of Netanyahu’s remarks were recycled talking points from the summer war and its aftermath, including regarding the Islamic State and Hamas’s war crimes.

And then there’s this:

Netanyahu's done. Militant Islam=Nazis=Iran=Derek Jeter, obligatory graphic, no mention of Palestinian state. לשנה הבאה בניו יורק

— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) September 29, 2014