Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon criticized Mahmoud Abbas' remarks at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
"In the peak of hypocrisy, Abbas and the Human Rights Council have joined together in a campaign of incitement against Israel. It is no surprise that this Council, which has long been divorced from reality, has chosen once again to provide a platform for Palestinian smears against us," said Ambassador Danon. "It is time that Abbas and the Palestinian leadership understand that a new era has dawned at the UN in which speeches and one-sided initiatives against Israel will not succeed. The only way forward is through direct negotiations with Israel," the Ambassador concluded.