According to Michael Oren, Israel's former ambassador to the US, Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to the UN had the desired effect on his audience.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sternly reprimanded the world for rushing to embrace Iran. But the most compelling part of the speech was when Netanyahu did not speak at all.

Palestinian Authority Chair Mahmoud Abbas' nullification of any previous agreements with Israel at the UN this week did not dampen the Quartet's misguided determination to restart the peace process.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas raised the Palestinian flag at the United Nations for the first time with a promise that it will be raised soon in Jerusalem, "the capital of our Palestinian state."

In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced he is considering past agreements with Israel, including the 1993 Oslo Accords, null and void.