Abbas calls Israeli prime minister 's speech ` ` baseless '' Abbas and Israel agreed to continue to cooperate on Iran after Abbas - Netanyahu meeting . Netanyahu holds up a drawing of a bomb and draws a red line beneath the picture . In their latest initiative to seek non-member observer status , the Palestinians are likely to submit a new resolution after the November 6 U.S. presidential election in an effort to prevent the issue from becoming political fodder . ` ` We are not trying to destroy them , they are trying to delegitimize us , '' Abbas says of Israel .
Abbas calls Israeli prime minister 's speech ` ` baseless '' Abbas and Israel agreed to continue to cooperate on Iran after Abbas - Netanyahu meeting . Netanyahu holds up a drawing of a bomb and draws a red line beneath the picture . ` ` We are not trying to destroy them , they are trying to delegitimize us , '' Abbas says of Israel .