• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

Palestinian leader calls US ambassador to Israel 'son of a dog'

Rogue Valley

Lead or get out of the way
DP Veteran
Joined
Apr 18, 2013
Messages
93,563
Reaction score
81,644
Location
Barsoom
Gender
Male
Political Leaning
Independent
Palestinian leader calls US ambassador to Israel 'son of a dog'

palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-visit-india-reiterates-support-to-palestinian-cause.jpg

Mahmoud Abbas

2018-03-20

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called the US ambassador to Israel a "son of a dog" because of his support for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Abbas, speaking at a Palestinian leadership gathering, also blamed Hamas for a bomb attack last week on the convoy of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in Gaza, remarks that threatened reconciliation efforts with the Islamist group. The Palestinian leader accused Ambassador David Friedman of defending Israeli settlers in the West Bank by saying that they were building on "their land". The slur drew rebukes from the diplomat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In an angry tone, Abbas said: "The son of dog says they build on their land? He is a settler, and his family are settlers, and he is the US ambassador in Tel Aviv. What should we expect from him?"

As is probably painfully obvious by now, the Palestine leadership no longer considers the US as a neutral peace broker between Israel and Palestine. That ship sailed when Trump announced the US would relocate its Tel Aviv embassy to Jerusalem. The scathing remarks by Mahmoud Abbas no doubt serve to underscore the current frustrations of the Palestinian leadership.
 
Palestinian leader calls US ambassador to Israel 'son of a dog'

palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-visit-india-reiterates-support-to-palestinian-cause.jpg

Mahmoud Abbas



As is probably painfully obvious by now, the Palestine leadership no longer considers the US as a neutral peace broker between Israel and Palestine. That ship sailed when Trump announced the US would relocate its Tel Aviv embassy to Jerusalem. The scathing remarks by Mahmoud Abbas no doubt serve to underscore the current frustrations of the Palestinian leadership.

To be fair, I'm pretty sure it never did and rightfully so, but the situation and Palestinian skepticism towards US moderation has obviously and considerably worsened under Trump.
 
Panic in Palestine because the US no longer coddles them?!? :lol:
 
Palestinian leader calls US ambassador to Israel 'son of a dog'

palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-visit-india-reiterates-support-to-palestinian-cause.jpg

Mahmoud Abbas



As is probably painfully obvious by now, the Palestine leadership no longer considers the US as a neutral peace broker between Israel and Palestine. That ship sailed when Trump announced the US would relocate its Tel Aviv embassy to Jerusalem. The scathing remarks by Mahmoud Abbas no doubt serve to underscore the current frustrations of the Palestinian leadership.

That’s not “scathing”, that’s just petulant name calling.
 
That’s not “scathing”, that’s just petulant name calling.

My favourite is that clowns like him and Erdogan engage in this sort of insulting name calling all the time but are the first to chide others for "undiplomatic language".

I'm glad that's not some sort of drinking game, I'd be dead in a ditch somewhere...
 
Back
Top Bottom