Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has attacked Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority for his statement against Israel and the United States last night. Briefing reporters accompanying him on his visit to India, Netanyahu said, "He is trying to get the United States out of the role of mediator," adding that "Abu Mazen exposed the roots of the conflict - basic resistance to the Jewish state at any size."
Netanyahu said, "The way he expressed himself and what he said helps us to present the truth. It is a great service to Israeli diplomacy, I think he is doing it because he is afraid of an American initiative. They have been spoiled for too long by the international community who did not tell them the truth. This is the first time that they told them the truth to their face."