Cartoon posted by Israeli embassy on You Tube sparks controversy

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A video posted on You Tube, the video sharing site purportedly by Israeli embassy in Washington depicting Palestinian President driving a passenger bus has ignited anger among the Palestinian hard-liners.

The title of the video says “Israeli embassy posts cartoon of Mahmoud Abbas en-route to U.N”. The President will be arriving on Thursday to New York to seek approval to upgrade Palestinian authority status-to non-member observer.

The video shows that Abbas encountering some blockades on his way to U.N headquarters. The animation video is to prove that Abbas is a road-block for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
At one point the video shows that Abbas entering a T-junction and with one sign showing directions to U.N and another “road to peace”.
Earlier this month Israeli foreign ministry hinted of rocking Abbas’s boat if U.N approves Palestinian non-observer status.
However the right side of the video shows, Al Arabiya-A Saudi Arabia based newspaper.