Israel’s UN envoy slams Security Council

Israel’s ambassador to the UN criticizes a UN Security Council presidential statement that demanded an immediate ceasefire and calls on the world to stand with Israel against terror.

Prosor notes the absence of any reference to Hamas rocket fire in the statement.

“The presidential statement miraculously managed to not mention the Hamas or rockets or Israel’s right to defend its citizens,” he says and declares he is appealing not to world leaders, but rather to public common sense.

“Tonight I want to speak as the voice of reason to the citizens of the world who need to hear the unvarnished truth,” he says. “We have grown tired of the vilification and demonization of the only democracy in the Middle East.”

“Don’t be misled by Hamas’s propaganda,” Prosor adds, and compares Hamas to the extremist organizations al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, and Islamic State. “It [Hamas] is also an extremist Islamist organization, with a jihadist ideology and a mission to eradicate Israel.”

Prosor says that attack tunnels have been dug under the Gaza border, right into the heart of Israeli communities.

“Hamas has abused the hundreds of millions of dollars donated by your governments to build these terror tunnels,” he says. “Your tax dollars are not being used toward education, civil services, or development. They are being used to develop a terrorist stronghold. The people of the world should be shocked by what we have uncovered in Gaza.

“Don’t believe the newspapers that claim both sides are equally to blame,” Prosor warns. “We did everything we could to avoid this conflict, but Hamas refused to stop the attacks.

“Every time the international community calls for a ceasefire, we cease and Hamas fires.”

Prosor goes on to point a finger at Hamas’s allies Qatar and Iran.

“Make no mistake: Hamas is not working alone. It is funded by Qatar and Iran. Every rocket flying out of Gaza could bear the imprint ‘courtesy of Iran’ while every terror tunnel could have a sign ‘made possible through a kind donation of the Emir of Qatar’.”

The ambassador repeats Israel’s message, that if it is quiet in Israel it will be quiet in Gaza and calls on the international community to stand with Israel.

“Stand with a nation that fights terrorism,” he implores. “Stand with good against evil, and for right against wrong.”

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