From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 29, 2014
Likud MKs praise PM’s address
The prime minister’s UN speech draws praise from Likud MKs Danny Danon and Ze’ev Elkin.
Danon says Netanyahu “did well in that he stressed the threat to the nations from Islamic terror, which has been in our backyard for 66 years.
“This year there was no need for any kind of diagrams, the beheading videos from the Islamic State producers demonstrated the dangers better than anything else. The world is in a bad movie and is burying its head in the sand in the hope that the danger will pass. We need to know that we can only rely on ourselves.”
Elkin hailed what he says is “an appropriate response to the lies and slanders” of PA President Abbas, but calls on the government “to move from words to actions.”
Abbas must know that his tactics in the international arena “will exact a painful price that he and the PA will have to pay.
“It’s inconceivable that Abu Mazen [Abbas], who is dependent on us at every stage and for nearly everything, will continue to enjoy our help and at the same time conduct a diplomatic and advocacy war against us,” Elkin says.
The Times of Israel Community.