On April 18, 2016, the same day that a terror bomb attack on a Jerusalem bus injured over 20 people, the Palestinian representative to the UN Riyad Mansour refused to condemn unequivocally terror attacks against Israelis at a meeting of the UN Security Council. At the meeting, on "the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question," Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon demanded that Mansour publicly denounce terrorism. Mansour responded with the same excuses for terror used by the terrorists themselves. The exchange between the terrorist apologist and Danon included the following:
"Israel: Shame on you for glorifying terrorism.
Palestinian Representative: Shame on you for killing thousands of Palestinian children.
Israel: Shame on you for not saying we condemn all acts of terror. Period. That's what we are saying. We condemn all acts of terror. That's what I want you to say.
Palestinian Representative: You cannot say that you condemn civilians...
Israel: You are being translated into five languages. You can say it right now. We condemn all acts of terror.
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Israel: Mr. President, silence can be deafening. But in our region, silence kills. It is time for the Palestinian leadership to end their silence and to start acting as leaders. You cannot condemn terrorism. You cannot say still I condemn all acts of terror.
Palestinian Representative: End the occupation.
Israel: You cannot say still people are looking at you. Palestinian children are looking at you right now and to say you cannot say, I condemn all acts of terrorism. One sentence you cannot say. One sentence you cannot say. Shame on you for that.
Palestinian Representative: Let my people be free! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! You are an occupier.
Israel: Shame on you for not being able to say it.
Palestinian Representative: You are oppressing us. You are sitting on our lives. Leave us alone. Let my people be free. Let my people be free.
Israel: Shame on you. Shame on you.
Palestinian Representative: Shame on you. You are occupier. You are colonizer. Leave us alone.
Israel: We heard those excuses but we haven't heard any condemnation."