(Translation by GPO)

The truth is that Israel wants peace and the truth is

that the Palestinians are doing everything to torpedo direct peace negotiations.

They have ignored every proposal that I have made,

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in my Knesset speech, in my speech at Bar Ilan University, and in my speech to the US Congress.

They have avoided coming to direct negotiations after this government

made an unprecedented decision to freeze new construction in the settlements.

For ten months, they simply were unwilling to come and negotiate.

They need to understand that, despite their current attempt to again circumvent the negotiations

by going to the UN, peace will be achieved only through direct negotiations.

Their attempt to be accepted as a member of the UN will fail.

The Palestinians' attempt will fail because it has to go through... (interruption)

Now...

The Palestinians' attempt to be accepted as a member of the UN is what they declared – one year ago – as their objective;

this is what Abu Mazen recently declared as a goal. This attempt will fail.

It will fail because it must go through the UN Security Council. Decisions that are binding on UN members pass through the Security Council.

I am convinced that the activity of the US, which is deeply cooperating with us,

as well as the activity of other governments with which we are also cooperating, will result in the failure of this attempt.

The UN also has the General Assembly in which almost any decision can be passed.

It is possible to decide there that the sun rises in the West and sets in the East,

and this would pass there. But it has neither the same weight nor the same importance.

This is not the Palestinians' declared goal.