BBC, 27 January 2016
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of “encouraging terror”.
Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human nature for oppressed peoples to react to occupation.
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Mr Ban also condemned recent stabbings of Israelis by Palestinians.
More than 155 Palestinians, 28 Israelis, an American and an Eritrean have died in violence since October.
“The comments of the UN secretary general encourage terror,” Mr Netanyahu said in a statement. “There is no justification for terror.”
So cautious in his use of language for so long, Mr Ban seems determined to speak more plainly as he prepares to leave office, says the BBC’s Nick Bryant in New York.
Mr Ban told the Security Council the wave of attacks was driven by a “profound sense of alienation and despair” among some Palestinians, particularly the young.
“Palestinian frustration is growing under the weight of a half century of occupation and the paralysis of the peace process,” he said.
“As oppressed peoples have demonstrated throughout the ages, it is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism.”
He condemned the attacks but said Israel’s settlement-building programme cast doubt on its commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state.
Ronald S Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said Mr Ban’s remarks were a “dangerous justification of terrorism”.
US-backed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians collapsed in 2014.
The Palestinians complained that Israel was building settlements on land they claim for a future state.
Israel has approved the construction of 153 new settler homes in the West Bank, the NGO Peace Now said on Monday.
The move marked the end of an informal construction freeze in the West Bank that lasted for 18 months, Peace Now added.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of “encouraging terror”.
Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human nature for oppressed peoples to react to occupation.
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Mr Ban also condemned recent stabbings of Israelis by Palestinians.
More than 155 Palestinians, 28 Israelis, an American and an Eritrean have died in violence since October.
“The comments of the UN secretary general encourage terror,” Mr Netanyahu said in a statement. “There is no justification for terror.”
So cautious in his use of language for so long, Mr Ban seems determined to speak more plainly as he prepares to leave office, says the BBC’s Nick Bryant in New York.
Mr Ban told the Security Council the wave of attacks was driven by a “profound sense of alienation and despair” among some Palestinians, particularly the young.
“Palestinian frustration is growing under the weight of a half century of occupation and the paralysis of the peace process,” he said.
“As oppressed peoples have demonstrated throughout the ages, it is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism.”
He condemned the attacks but said Israel’s settlement-building programme cast doubt on its commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state.
Ronald S Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said Mr Ban’s remarks were a “dangerous justification of terrorism”.
US-backed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians collapsed in 2014.
The Palestinians complained that Israel was building settlements on land they claim for a future state.
Israel has approved the construction of 153 new settler homes in the West Bank, the NGO Peace Now said on Monday.
The move marked the end of an informal construction freeze in the West Bank that lasted for 18 months, Peace Now added.
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If we understand Bible prophecy correctly, a future World Government or World Government agreement will force Israel to reconcile its relationship with the Palestinians. In exchange Israel will be given permission to construct its Temple on the Temple Mount and begin prayer and sacrificial worship once again. Jesus has told us that the breaking of the peace agreement and the invading of Israel 3 1/2 years after the agreement is made will be the beginning of the Great Tribulation or World War 3. That is why the events in the Middle East are of utmost important to the Bible prophecy student in his attempt to discern the signs of the times.
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