He used the event to criticise the "narrow, chauvinistic interests" of the Israeli government in stalling negotiations to end the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and urged India and Pakistan to negotiate to end the Kashmir conflict, for which he was criticised by both Israel and India.
Aproveitou este evento para criticar os "limitados intereses chauvinistas" do goberno israelita ó deter as negociacións para a fin do conflito palestino-israelí, e instoulles á India e a Paquistán a que negociasen a fin do conflito de Cachemira, cuestións polas que recibiu críticas tanto de Israel coma da India.