More Calls For The Destruction Of Israel

Ramallah following Tehran in seeking Israel’s destruction, Danon tell UNSC

BY TOVAH LAZAROFF

The Palestinian Authority is following Tehran in seeking to destroy the Jewish state, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.

“As Tehran openly calls for Israel’s destruction, Ramallah uses other means to undermine the Jewish State’s right to exist,” Danon said.

He referred to a statement made by PLO Ambassador to the UN, Ibrahim Khraishi, to the UN in Geneva last week, when he revived the charge that "Zionism is racism.”

“This despicable language exposes the Palestinian Authority’s antisemitism, as it continues to incite hatred among its people against Jews and the Jewish State,” Danon said. “Both Tehran and Ramallah’s extremism are increasingly at odds with the growing sentiment among Arabs that Israel is, and will continue to be, a part of this region."

He warned that the PA was trying to prevent normalized ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

“Just two weeks ago, the Islamic Republic announced that they were increasing their financial backing of Hamas from $6 million dollars to $30 million dollars a month," Danon said.

Tehran is “exporting” the Iranian revolution to Lebanon and Syria, by destabilizing both countries.

But “Tehran is succeeding in one key respect: Bringing Israel closer to its Arab neighbors,” Danon went on, noting that behind closed doors, Arab leaders admit that Iran is the main threat to the region.

“Our Arab neighbors understand that Israel is the leading force in the fight against radicalism and terrorism. And more and more Arab countries are forging new ties with Israel,” Danon said. “An unprecedented wave of normalization is sweeping the region, as Israel continues to develop and improve relations with our Arab neighbors."

The foundation of that new relationship is the understanding that Israel has a right to sovereignty, he continued, painting the Palestinian leadership as one of the few regional governments that does not want to forge ties with Israel.