Jun. 24, 2016

Abbas Tells EU that Rabbis Called to Poison Palestinian Water – Barak Ravid
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday accused Israeli rabbis of calling for the poisoning of Palestinian water, invoking a widely debunked media report that recalled a medieval anti-Semitic libel. “Only a week ago, a number of rabbis in Israel announced, and made a clear announcement, demanding that their government poison the water to kill the Palestinians,” Abbas said. Abbas received a standing ovation from EU lawmakers after his speech. (Ha’aretz)

EU Hopes for Israel-Palestinian Talks Fall Flat – Joseph Ataman
European officials were unable to orchestrate a meeting between Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas who were both visiting Brussels this week. European officials acknowledged that Rivlin had offered to sit down with his Palestinian counterpart but that Abbas had refused. (Wall Street Journal)
See also Netanyahu: Abbas Spread Blood Libel in EU Parliament
Responding to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ remarks to the EU, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday: “In Brussels Abu Mazen [Abbas] showed his true face. Someone who refuses to meet President Rivlin and Prime Minister Netanyahu for direct negotiations and spreads a blood libel in the European Parliament falsely claims that his hand is extended in peace. Israel awaits the day when Abu Mazen stops spreading lies and dealing in incitement. Until then, Israel will continue to defend itself against Palestinian incitement, which motivates acts of terrorism.”  (Times of Israel)
See also PA Libel: Israeli Rabbis Called to Poison Palestinian Wells – Itamar Marcus
Official PA TV news reported on June 20 that a nonexistent rabbi and rabbinical council called to poison all Palestinian water sources. From one false accusation about a supposed poisoning of water “a few years ago,” the Palestinian Authority is now accusing Israel of planning to murder thousands of Palestinians. It should be noted that Israelis and Palestinians share many of the same water sources. (Palestinian Media Watch)
See also A Current of Lies – Ben Dror Yemini
There has been a water infrastructure revolution in the West Bank since 1967. When Israel first took the West Bank, only four out of 700 towns had running water. By 2004, that number had grown to 643 out of 708 towns with running water. (Ynet News)

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