Israeli politicians respond to Netanyahu's UN speech
After Netanyahu said that he visited six continents and joked about visiting the seventh, Antarctica, having heard penguins are pro-Israel, Israeli MK member Gilon suggested PM focus on his own job.
Zionist Union MK Hilik Bar, who heads the Knesset's two-state lobby, said he agreed with every word of the speech. He then posted on his Twitter account an edited image of the prime minister of Israel pointing to a photograph of penguins under the caption ''Untouched." The original image was taken from Netanyahu's 2012 speech at the UN, when Netanyahu pointed to a Loony Tunes-like bomb cartoon describing the Iranian nuclear threat.
Zionist Union MK Yoel Hasson, however, was not impressed by the prime minister's speech. Hasson complained that Netanyahu has been "talking for a decade and not presenting any policy, vision, or direction." The Zionist Union MK called Netanyahu a "political coward" and stated that his speech a "missed opportunity."Meretz MK Ilan Gilon said that before he visits Antarctica, Netanyahu should visit an Israeli psychiatric hospital, which he said was "less glamorous but more relevant to his job."A change for Israel at the United Nations?The Meretz MK also made fun of the part in his speech in which Netanyahu claimed UNESCO is creating "Fake History" by claiming the city of Hebron is a Palestinian heritage site. "Creating fake hysteria - that is Netanyahu's true specialty," wrote the MK on Twitter.
