Israeli Ambassador Danon Slams Ban Ki-moon for Criticism of Israel During UN General Assembly Opening

"Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon slammed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for pointing fingers at Israel during his opening address at the UN General Assembly's annual debate, which began on Tuesday.

'As a friend of both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, it pains me that this past decade has been ten years lost to peace,' Ban said in his remarks. 'Ten years lost to illegal settlement expansion. Ten years lost to intra-Palestinian divide, growing polarization and hopelessness. This is madness.'...

Ambassador Danon reacted to the UN chief's speech and said that 'the real madness belongs to the UN.'

'Instead of focusing on Palestinian terror and incitement, and instead of compelling Mahmoud Abbas to return to the negotiating table, the Secretary General chose to criticize Israel once again,' he continued. 'This is an obsession with Israel and it must end...

At a time when Palestinian terror is on the rise in Israel, the Secretary General chose to criticize us and ignore the direct responsibility of Abbas and the Palestinian leadership who continue to incite towards terror."