Israel: Palestinians use UN chief's words for 'terror'
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Israel's U.N. ambassador says the Palestinian leadership has started using recent statements by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "to justify deplorable acts of terror," and he calls on the U.N. chief to withdraw his words.
Danny Danon said in a letter to Ban dated Saturday that his statements have been widely interpreted as creating "two categories of terror: terror directed at Israelis and terror directed at the rest of the world."
The secretary-general said last month that "it is human nature to react to occupation" and that Israeli settlement building is "an affront to the Palestinian people."
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U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Monday that the secretary-general will not withdraw his statements and "stands by every word he has used." He said Ban has repeatedly condemned terror and terrorism.