Israeli PM slams ‘woke’ opponents in the push to stop Iran from gaining nuclear weapons
Bennett called those who criticize Israel without knowing the facts for being ‘just plain lazy’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called on the international community to join him in preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, thanked old and new allies for standing by the Jewish state, and chastised those who oppose Israel out of ignorance.
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly for the first time since taking office, Bennett expressed appreciation to the United States for its recent vote to provide $1 billion in funding for its Iron Dome missile defense system, welcomed the support of 38 countries that rejected the UN’s Durban Conference due to its anti-Israel history and called out those who continue to denounce his country.
“Attacking Israel doesn’t make you morally superior,” Bennett said. “Fighting the only democracy in the Middle East doesn’t make you woke. Adopting cliches about Israel without even bothering to learn the basic facts, well, that’s just plain lazy.”
Bennett called on the international community to join him, specifically to address Iran and the Islamic nation’s continuing push toward a nuclear weapon.
“Iran’s great goal is crystal clear to anybody who cares to open their eyes,” Bennett said, claiming that Iran wants to dominate the Middle East “under a nuclear umbrella.” He pointed to Iran’s funding of terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, and its use of proxies in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen.
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