The speech delivered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations on Oct. 1 was, as always, a worthy masterpiece of an indictment against the hypocrisy of the UN and the world, silent in the face of the Iranian threat and its emissary, Hezbollah. It was an articulate speech, worked out down to the smallest detail, including facial expressions and the silence gimmick, but also outstanding in its irrelevance and dissociation from reality. It was the speech of an excellent UN ambassador, not of a veteran and experienced prime minister presenting a vision and agenda to his people and the world.
The speech was dedicated mostly to the Iranian threat. In that sense, it was of no importance given that the agreement with Iran is a done deal. The Palestinian issue only merited a few minutes in Netanyahu’s speech: He blamed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the current situation and reiterated his commitment to the vision of two states. There was no hint in his words of a plan in the face of what appears to be the early signs of a third intifada.
