No right to a defense

Like other Israeli members of the media, I had been invited to participate in a UN-sponsored seminar on the age-old (some would say tired) topic of "Middle East Peace." Its stated purpose: to bridge the gaps in viewpoint between the people of the region, minimize controversy and create dialogue.
.....But this Rio convention - held under your auspices and with your supervising of every single item on the agenda - was like a trial in which Israel was the accused, but with no right to defend itself.
......Far be it from me to sing my own praises, however, while singing Israel's. But basically what I did was raise the following questions: Why was the Palestinian Liberation Organization established in 1964 - before Israel became an "empire," before the "occupation" and before settlements were built beyond the "Green Line"?
Which "Palestine" was the organization trying to "liberate," if its purpose, prior to the Six Day War, was the destruction of Israel?
And, more recently: Was it not a war crime on the part of the Palestinians to fire missiles at Israeli towns inside the "Green Line," after not a single Israeli settler or soldier remained in the Gaza Strip?
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