Israel's Netanyahu: World has double standards

Associated Press ^ | Dec 10, 2012 5:55 PM EST | Josef Federman

[Olog-hai]

Israel’s prime minister on Monday accused the international community of “deafening silence” in response to recent vows by the head of the Hamas militant group to fight on until the Jewish state is destroyed, and appeared unmoved by the gathering storm of global condemnation of his government’s plans to continue settling the West Bank.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s tough words were likely to deepen the rift between Israel and some of its closest allies, particularly in Europe, that has emerged since the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of Palestinian independence last month. In a sign of the tense relations, European Union foreign ministers were gathered in Brussels to condemn new settlement construction that Netanyahu has authorized in response to the U.N. decision. …

Netanyahu has long complained that the world unfairly singles out Israel for criticism. In Monday’s address, he accused the United Nations of passing an unbalanced resolution that supported Palestinian independence but did not address Israeli security concerns. …

[Olog-hai]

Yeah, in the AP’s world, some of your worst enemies are your “closest allies”. (Your “closest allies” always take your back, not stab it!) The European Union, no matter what form it took, was always anti-Israel.

[Ackackadack]

Yes, in the AP’s world, the words “deafening silence”, when spoken by an Israeli are tough, and the words “fight on until the Jewish state is destroyed” by Hamas are not. Think I got it now.

[chris37]

Double standards?

This world is evil.

[mitch5501]

Yep,Israel always talks up the inflamatory rhetoric and uses those deadly weapons,Jewish houses for Jewish people on Jewish land.No wonder there’s no peace!

[faithhopecharity]

Bibi talks a very good talk. Exceptionally good. But, he has mostly been preventing — instead of facilitating — home building in Israel. Indeed, Israeli police or military have uprooted Israelis from their homes by force, on several occasions, while Bibi has been Prime Minister.

It appears he talks the talk well, but definitely he has not been walking the walk. Quite the contrary....

Just another lying politician in the modern American model?

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[chris37]

Yes, that would seem to be the case.

I would not want to be in his position though. He is about to have the entire world against him no matter what he does or does not do.

Israel cannot appease the entire world, and it cannot defeat the entire world.

She is between a rock and a hard place.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Olog-hai.

...accused the international community of "deafening silence" in response to recent vows by the head of the Hamas militant group to fight on until the Jewish state is destroyed...