Netanyahu's Holocaust Speech Devoted to Iran Threat

inn ^ | 4/18/12

[Nachum]

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu delivered a hard hitting speech centering on the Iranian threat, in the central Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at Yad Vashem Wednesday. Such a direct reference to current events and politics in the Holocaust Memorial is unusual.

"On this day, we must realize a supreme obligation, and this obligation is not just to remember the past but also to learn its lessons, and most importantly – to implement these lessons, in order to continue to safeguard our nation's future," said Netanyahu. "This is especially true in our generation, which again faces the call to destroy the Jewish nation."

Netanyahu took aim at unspecified critics who accuse him of spreading needless fear and panic. "I ask – have these people lost all faith in the people of Israel? Do they think that this nation, which overcame such great difficulties, does not have enough strength to overcome this new danger?"

Netanyahu stressed that the right way of facing danger is not by denying its existence. He reminded the audience that previous prime ministers did not hide the dangers facing Israel from the nation, in the periods before the wars in 1948 and 1967.

"I believe is our power to defend ourselves from those who seek to kill us," he said. "People who make light of the Iranian threat have learned nothing from the Holocaust. There were always people among us who preferred to mock people who said uncomfortable truths. They did so with [Zionist leader Ze'ev] Jabotinsky who warned the Jews of Poland of the approaching Holocaust."

"I will continue to tell the truth to the world – but first

[Nachum]

Netanyahu's Holocaust Speech Devoted to Iran Threat... In hard hitting speech, Prime Minister says it is his duty to warn the people of Israel of existential danger.

[Gay State Conservative]

Not good news for the 9th Century pig fornicating knuckledraggers ruling Iran.When the Israeli PM mentions “The Final Solution” and Iran's nuclear weapons program you know something’s gonna happen.Something bad for Iran.

[RitchieAprile]

I was thinking the same thing. Fill the vehicles.

[mojito]

The most telling lines from the speech:

“The truth is that an Iran armed with nuclear weapons is an existential threat to Israel’s existence...The truth is that a nuclear Iran is an immediate threat to other nations in the region, and a grave threat to the peace of the world. And the truth is that it is necessary to prevent Iran from getting nuclear arms. That is the obligation of the world, but first and foremost it is our obligation.”

Sounds like the PM has utterly given up on the prevaricators and enablers in Washington, and is telling the Israeli people what must lie ahead.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nachum.