United Nations, New York – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stressed that conflicts in the Middle East are a “blessing or a curse” and warned Iran's “tyrant” about Israel's ability to defend and take revenge.
“If you attack us, we will attack you,” Netanyahu said. “There is no place in Iran beyond the reach of Israel's long arm, and that is true throughout the Middle East. Far from being lambs to the slaughter, Israeli soldiers have fought back with incredible courage and heroic sacrifice. Ta.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu took to the podium in front of a partially empty General Assembly, and although some delegates left, those who had gathered to hear him gave a thunderous applause ahead of his speech. US Ambassador to the United Nations and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was hosting a global health security event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, appeared absent from the speech.
Although he rarely attended UN High-Level Week, he said he felt the need to “set the record straight” by highlighting the choices facing the world.
Prime Minister Netanyahu took several families with loved ones taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip to New York, saying, “Once again, we remain focused on our sacred mission of bringing the hostages home.'' '', he once again called for their freedom. And we won't stop until the mission is completed. ”
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“Israel seeks peace,” Prime Minister Netanyahu said. “Israel longs for peace. Israel has made peace and will continue to make peace. But we face a savage enemy who seeks our annihilation, and we will continue to make peace. We must protect ourselves from savage murderers.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 79th United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
Prime Minister Netanyahu said Iran's “relentless aggression” was a “curse” against the “blessing” of reconciliation between Arab countries and Israel, and framed the issue as a choice between “blessing or curse.”
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“A normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel seemed closer than ever. But then came the curse of October 7,” Netanyahu said. “Thousands of Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists rushed into Israel from Gaza on pickup trucks and motorcycles. And they committed unimaginable atrocities.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 79th United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
The prime minister once again strongly condemned Iran's aggression, warning that if left unchecked, it “endangers every country in the Middle East and much of the world.”
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that “Iran is trying to impose its extremism far beyond the Middle East.'' “That's why we're funding terrorist networks on five continents. That's why we're building ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads that threaten the entire world.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 79th United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
He added: “For too long, the world has been appeasing Iran. It has turned a blind eye to its internal repression and turned a blind eye to its external aggression.” “Well, that appeasement has to end, and that appeasement has to end now.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the U.N. Security Council to “rescind” sanctions against Iran and do everything in its power to “ensure that Iran never acquires nuclear weapons.”
But he said the organization is clearly biased against Israel and in favor of the Palestinians, citing the “automatic majority” of countries that vote in favor of any policy that harms Israel. I lamented that I had it.
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“For the Palestinian people, this dark house of the United Nations is their home court,” Netanyahu said. “They know that in this swamp of anti-Semitic bile, there is an automatic majority that will try to demonize the Jewish state for everything in this anti-Israel flat-earth society. , any outlandish argument can gather a majority.”
“It has always been about Israel and the very existence of Israel. And I tell you, until Israel is treated like any other nation, this anti-Semitism Until the swamp is drained, the United Nations will be seen as meaningless by fair-minded people everywhere, “more than just a disparaging force,'' he added.
FOX News' David Hammerberg contributed to this article.
