Netanyahu Responds to UN ‘Absurdities’ on Israel: ‘It’s Called the Bible. I Highly Recommend It’

CNS News ^ | 09/20/2017 | Patrick Goodenough

[ForYourChildren]

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday attacked “absurdities” in U.N. agencies’ treatment of Israel, invoking tennis legend John McEnroe, the Bible – and penguins – in a speech that was in turn deadly serious about Iran, upbeat about Israeli diplomatic breakthroughs, and thankful to the Trump administration for its outspoken support.

Israeli leaders do not typically receive a warm reception at the annual U.N. General Assembly high-level session, but Netanyahu did generate some laughter when he suggested penguins are pro-Israel because they “have no difficulty recognizing that some things are black and white, are right and wrong.”

“Unfortunately, when it comes to U.N. decisions about Israel, that simple recognition is too often absent,” he continued.

Netanyahu highlighted several decisions over the past year, including a World Health Organization resolution – sponsored by the Assad regime – criticizing Israel for health conditions on the Golan Heights.

“As the great John McEnroe would say, ‘You cannot be serious.’ I mean, this is preposterous,” he said.

“Syria has barrel-bombed, starved, gassed and murdered hundreds of thousands of its own citizens and wounded millions more, while Israel has provided life-saving medical care to thousands of Syrian victims of that very same carnage. Yet who does the World Health Organization criticize? Israel.”

He then turned to a decision by the U.N. Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declaring Hebron – the traditional burial place of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as well as Abraham’s wife Sarah, Isaac’s wife, Rebecca, and Jacob’s first wife, Leah – to be a Palestinian heritage site.

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[ForYourChildren]

On the U.N. Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declaring Hebron ..to be a Palestinian heritage site.

“That’s worse than fake news; that’s fake history,” Netanyahu said.

[ForYourChildren]

“Well, you won’t read about that in the latest UNESCO report. But if you want to, you can read about it in a somewhat weightier publication. It’s called the Bible,” he said. “I highly recommend it. I hear it even got four-and-a-half out of five stars on Amazon.

funny guy..

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Interesting he referred to it as the Bible rather than the Tanakh. Looks like Bibi knows who Israel’s biggest supporters are.

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Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

[ForYourChildren]

“Interesting he referred to it as the Bible rather than the Tanakh.”

Yes, and which Bible is he referring to? As he references Amazon.com. Most people would think of a Christian Bible with the New Testament. Interesting...

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I too saw that. Interesting indeed.

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