Israel UN ambassador: Israelis 'fear for the lives of their children'

David Roet, Israel's ambassador to the UN, told a meeting of the UN security council that he was dismayed that there was “no call for the Palestinian leadership to stop their incitement.”

Israelis “fear for the lives of their children every time they walk out of their door," he said.

"This tide of terror has washed over the entire nation and spares no-one."

He called for support for the “silent victims of Palestinian terror" and said that Israel was "taking every necessary means to defend its citizens and is responding proportionately to these attacks.”

He accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of spreading "lies" about the Al-Aqsa mosque/Temple Mount.

"Palestinian leaders have repeated this outlandish conspiracy theory over and over again," he said, referring to accusations that Israel was looking to allow Jews to pray on the Temple Mount.

“Palestinian leaders are determined to erase Jewish history and deny any connection between the Jewish people and our holiest site," he added, citing the allged attack on Joseph’s Tomb in the West Bank as a “desecration and a blatant violation of freedom of worship.”

However, he said that Israel would "not agree to any international presence on the Temple Mount” saying it would be a violation of the status quo.

He said that only "direction negotiation" could lead to a lasting peace.