(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday slammed the international community and PA President Mahmoud Abbas for failing to speak out against explicit calls for Israel's destruction by Hamas leaders on Saturday. Netanyahu contrasted Europe's condemnations of Israel for approving construction plans in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, with its lack of response to Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal's speech in Gaza. "This weekend, the leaders of Hamas openly called for the destruction of Israel. Where was the outrage? Where were the UN resolutions? Where was President Abbas?" "Why weren't Palestinian diplomats summoned in European and other capitals to explain why the PA president not only refused to condemn this, but actually declared his intention to unite with Hamas?" "We can't accept that, when Jews build homes in [Israel's] ancient capital, the international community has no problem finding its voice, but when Palestinian leaders openly call for the destruction of Israel, the one and only Jewish state, the world is silent."
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