The Saudi ambassador to the United Nations launched a tirade against Israel. Barely mentioning a land-for-peace plan made by the Saudi crown prince that has gained international attention, Fawzi bin Abdul Majeed Shobokshi told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that “Israel despises and flaunts all international regulations and resolutions and also defies the most fundamental humanitarian rights.”
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