(Communicated by the Foreign Minister's Bureau)

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman says that the submission of the Palestinian draft resolution to the UN Security Council is another act of agression on their part. PA President Mahmoud Abbas is adopting measures whose sole aim is to attack Israel, with no benefit for the Palestinians. On the contrary, they can only further exacerbate the conflict and worsen the situation, and will not advance any solution, because without Israel's agreement nothing will change.

FM Liberman added that the UN Security Council would do better to deal with the issues truly important to the safety and security of the citizens of the world, such as how to cope with murderous acts of terror like those which took place this week in Australia and Pakistan, or discuss events in Syria and Libya - and not waste time on Palestinian gimmicks.