Yet none of Netanyahu’s new friends was able to block a stinging indictment of Israeli settlements at the United Nations last month. The gathering in the French capital “is a rigged conference, rigged by the Palestinians with French auspices to adopt additional anti-Israel stances,” Netanyahu said on Thursday. As recently as September, Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly that “Israel has a bright future at the UN.”“Everything will change, and a lot sooner than you think,” he said. “The change will happen in this hall because back home your governments are rapidly changing their attitudes toward Israel. World leaders increasingly appreciate that Israel is a powerful country with one of the best intelligence services in the world.

Source: Mint January 15, 2017 15:25 UTC