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1. “Finally, it is unfortunate that a major State in our region, which is vying for a leadership role, has decided yet again to adopt an unconstructive approach and demonize the only democracy in the Middle East. It takes a great deal of audacity on the part of that country's representative to criticize Israel, given that sectarian tensions, violence, killings and religious intolerance in his country are on the rise. "Denial is not just the name of a river."”

   2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source

2. “For example, Saudi Arabia's policy towards women, gays and minorities is notorious throughout the entire world. I do not think anyone in this Chamber can take seriously any criticism by the Saudi representative on the issues of human rights and intolerance. The representative of Lebanon began her talk with a poetic but wrong description of life in Jerusalem. I would be happy to invite her for a visit to see the real Jerusalem in all its beauty and freedom, but I am worried that intolerance and bigotry in her own country would not allow it. Perhaps Lebanon should consider toning down its rhetoric and turning up the heat on the Hizbullah terrorist organization, which has amassed an arsenal of over 60,000 rockets in populated areas. That is tantamount to a double war crime.”

   2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source

3. “In recent months, we have a seen a well-orchestrated and dangerous political campaign on the issue of Jerusalem on the part of a number of Arab delegations, the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The accusations made earlier today by those delegations are a continuation of those false charges and a distortion of the truth with no real basis in reality. Let me be clear. Israel will respect and grant full religious rights to people of all faiths, and Jerusalem is an open city to all religions. With Sunnis, Shiites and Alawites massacring each other, with Christians fleeing the region year after year, Israel remains an exception in a region that is embarrassingly intolerant. It is truly absurd to hear some of the world's most oppressive regimes lecture the Middle East's only true democracy.”

   2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source

4. “Listening to some of the speakers today, I am reminded of Winston Churchill, who said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on". I will attempt to give truth a fighting chance in my short reply. I would like to emphasize that the delegations that have praised the Abbas-Hamas unity agreement, which in its essence has forsaken the Quartet principles, have legitimized the path of terror over the path of peace. May I remind everyone that those principles are recognizing the State of Israel without prejudging what various grievances or claims are appropriate, abiding by previous diplomatic agreements, and renouncing violence as a means of achieving goals.”

   2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source