From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Hamas is like the Nazis, Liberman says
Hamas’s goal is similar to the Nazis’ – the extermination of the Jewish people – and therefore it must meet the same fate, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman says.
During a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in Jerusalem, Liberman says just like the UK bombed Germany in World War II, so must Israel attack Hamas now. Therefore, Jerusalem expects “a special understanding” from the British, the foreign minister says.
“We learned from [wartime prime minister Winston] Churchill that even if the price is blood, sweat and tears, a nation seeking life needs to fight with determination for its freedom,” Liberman tells Hammond. “So we cannot allow Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and cities in southern Israel to be threatened by missile fire. It’s our duty to fight resolutely to allow freedom and a normal life for the citizens of Israel.”
— Raphael Ahren
The Times of Israel Community.