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| Haley blames Hamas for Gaza violence, walks out amid Palestinian UN envoy speech |
| 2018-05-17 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] The US ambassador left the Security Council chamber Tuesday at the start of a speech by Paleostinian ambassador Riyad Mansour, who sharply criticized Washington’s decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in defiance of the international body’s resolutions. Haley defended Israeli troops’ actions and blamed Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, and its Iranian backers for the violence on Gazoo’s border with Israel. "Let’s remember that the Hamas terrorist organization* has been inciting violence for years, long before the United States decided to move our embassy," she said. "Make no mistake, Hamas is pleased with the results from yesterday," the ambassador added. Praising Israeli "restraint" in the ongoing border violence, Haley noted "no country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has. In fact the records of several countries here today suggest they would be much less restrained." According to the ambassador, the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem was the right thing to do, and "reflects the reality" of the city being Israel’s capital. Haley also insisted that the embassy move has no impact on the prospects for an Israeli-Paleostinian peace settlement. With Paleostinian UN envoy preparing his response, Haley demonstratively walked out of the chamber. During his half-hour long speech, ambassador Riyad Mansour accused Israel of "armed aggression" against the Paleostinian people, and accused the US of "trampling" international law in Monday’s decision. "No country has the right to place its embassy on occupied land," Mansour said, adding that international agreements, including those created at the UN, demand that the status of Jerusalem be defined in the course of peace negotiations between Israel and Paleostine. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 The walking out part is golden: Arabs have been walking out of events that the Israelis have taken part to demonstrate offense, or out of speeches made by Israelis, so her walking out used one of their own weapons against them. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2018-05-17 12:38 |
| #4 Re #1: I second that motion. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2018-05-17 10:08 |
| #3 Israeli aggression is Pure projection. The palestainians are the one's invading and damaging the Israeli border! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-05-17 04:48 |
| #2 Whenever a Palestinian starts to bloviate all I can think of are people claiming to be Etruscans, or Carthaginians, or people of the great Kingdom of Prussia announcing their plans to return as soon as the current illegitimate occupiers are thrown out! |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2018-05-17 04:46 |
| #1 Haley for President in 2020 if Trump retires, 2024 if he doesnt. |
| Posted by: Glolush Whusotch4899 2018-05-17 03:27 |