Israeli Ambassador Danon to Security Council: Demand an end to Palestinian incitement

"If the Security Council wants to deescalate the situation in Israel, they should demand that the Palestinian Authority stop promoting violence, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said in a statement on Monday as the council's members met to discuss the issue.

'We do not need more carefully-worded statements asking for calm,' Danon told the press. 'The council must demand real action by Mahmoud Abbas, make him stop his tacit support for terror, force him to end this unbearable wave of violence, and make him do so immediately before the lives of more innocent victims are lost.'

During his remarks, Ambassador Danon showed one of the gory pictures from the stabbing attack in Halamish on Friday, where three members of the Salomon family were murdered in their home. The picture, displayed beside him, showed the Salomon's dinner table and the blood-soaked floor underneath.

'As diplomats, as ambassadors, as leaders, it is not often that we are at a loss for words,' he said. 'When I learned of the horrific terror attack this past Friday evening, when I saw the ghastly pictures of the Shabbat meal interrupted by a vile terrorist, I was left speechless.'...

He also reiterated his call for the Security Council to make Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stop paying terrorists.

'The terrorist who slaughtered the Solomon family last Friday did so knowing that the PA plans on paying him,' Danon said. 'He had the courage to kill because he knew it would put him on Abbas' guaranteed payroll for the rest of his life. From Friday evening, he is receiving $3,000 a month.'

Ambassador Danon has pushed the issue surrounding the payments for several month at the UN. He is expected to do so again on Tuesday, during the Security Council's monthly open debate on the Middle East. He will also hold a press briefing on the topic immediately after the session..."