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Monday, September 29, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 29, 2014
Netanyahu quotes Isaiah: Speak truth to power
“There is a new Middle East,” Netanyahu.
Israel is willing to work with regional and international actors to confront new threats.
Calls role of Arab states in peace with Palestinians “indispensable.”
“Truth must always be spoken, especially here, in the United Nations,” he says, before quoting Isaiah’s line to speak truth to power.
Switching to Hebrew, he quotes a line that “for the sake of Zion I will not be silent, for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still…”
“Ladies and gentleman, let us light a torch of truth and justice to light our future,” he says, concluding his speech to extended applause.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 29, 2014, at the United Nations in New York. (photo credit:
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