Netanyahu Slams Abbas’ Speech: “Israel Awaits the Day He Stops Spreading Lies”

Jerusalem, 23 June, 2016 (TPS) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the speech by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the European Parliament, saying that Abbas “showed his true face in Brussels.”

“Someone who refuses to meet the president and myself for direct negotiations, and who spreads blood libels before the European Parliament, is lying when he claims that his hand is extended in peace. Israel is waiting for the day when Abu Mazen stops spreading lies and engaging in incitement,” Netanyahu said, referring to Abbas by his nickname. “Until then Israel will continue to defend itself against Palestinian incitement that motivates acts of terrorism.”