“I decided to come here to speak for my people, to speak for my country and to speak for the truth,” he stated, emphasizing Israel’s desire for peace.
“We face fierce enemies who seek our destruction, and we must defend ourselves against these fierce murderers, who seek not only to destroy us, but also to destroy our common civilization and return us all to a dark age of tyranny and terror.”
He recalled his speech to last year’s general debate, when he had declared that Israel faces the same timeless choice that Moses presented to his people thousands of years ago: “that our actions will determine whether we leave a blessing or a curse to future generations. ”
“And that is the choice we face today,” he emphasized, citing “the curse of Iran’s relentless aggression or the blessing of a historic reconciliation between Arab and Jew.”
In the days that followed, that “blessing” approached in the form of a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, “but then came the curse of October 7” when thousands of Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel and “committed unimaginable atrocities.” ”, including the brutal murder of 1,200 people, including children; sexual violence against women; and kidnapping 251 people from several countries.
“Scenes reminiscent of the Nazi holocaust,” Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized.
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