Ya’alon says ‘responsible’ leader would have blocked UN vote

28 December 2016, 2:57 pm

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Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon says a more “responsible [Israeli] leadership” would have thwarted the UN Security Council resolution on settlements.

“I have no doubt that a more responsible leadership must have, and could have, prevented this step,” Ya’alon says in criticism directed at his former boss, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Ya’alon, who resigned from political life after Netanyahu removed him from the Defense Ministry last May, says the UN resolution is “shameful,” but criticizes the diplomatic “boycotts” that Netanyahu has implemented since the resolution passed on Friday.

The former defense minister has said he will return to political life to challenge Netanyahu for the premiership.