(TRUNEWS) Israel has accused the head of the United Nations as giving a “tailwind to terror” for defending the recent increase in Palestinian violence.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the uptick, which began in October, was caused by the building of Jewish settlements, according to The Guardian.
“Palestinian frustration is growing under the weight of a half-century of occupation and the paralysis of the peace process,” said Ban at a UN security council meeting Tuesday.
He also criticized Israeli security measures.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “Those Palestinians who murder do not want to build a state, they want to destroy a state and they say this openly.”
The Palestinians have wanted an independent state since the 1967 war.
Other countries are also criticizing Israel. The US ambassador to the UN said Washington was opposed to the building of Jewish settlements.
The new Liberal party government in Canada has strongly condemned Israel, while reiterating their support for a two state solution. The former Canadian government, ousted late last year, was pro-Israel.
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