A short portion from Chaim Herzgogs speech at the United Nations post Operation Thunderbolt, defending Israels rescue of its people and other Jews from Entebbe. So relevant even today. Chaim Herzgog went on to be Israels President later. Source: Amazon. QUOTE: It has fallen to the lot of my small country, embattled as we are, facing the problems which we do, to demonstrate to the world that there is an alternative to surrender to terrorism and blackmail. It has fallen to our lot to prove to the world that this scourge of international terror can be dealt with. It is now for the nations of the world, regardless of political differences which may divide them, to unite against this common enemy which recognizes no authority, knows no borders, respects no sovereignty, ignores all basic human decencies, and places no limits on human bestiality. We come with a simple message to the Council: we are proud of what we have done, because we have demonstrated to the world that in a small country, in Israels circumstances, with which the members of this Council are by now all too familiar, the dignity of man, human life and human freedom constitute the highest values. We are proud not only because we have saved the lives of over 100 innocent people—men, women and children—but because of the significance of our act for the cause of human freedom. We call on this body to declare war on international terror, to outlaw it and eradicate it wherever it may be. We call on this body, and above all we call on the Member States and countries of the world, to unite in a common effort to place these criminals outside the pale of human society, and with them to place any country which co-operates in any way in their nefarious activities... UNQUOTE.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:17:14 +0000
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