As president of the State of Israel, I speak to you now from our capital city Jerusalem under the dark shadow of war, as my nation continues to endure a savage attack from a cruel and inhumane enemy. To my mind, not since the Holocaust have so many Jews been killed in one day. And not since the Holocaust have we witnessed scenes of Jewish women and children, grandparents—even Holocaust survivors—being herded into trucks and taken into captivity.
Hamas has imported, adopted and replicated the savagery of ISIS. Entering civilian homes on a holy day and murdering in cold blood whole families. Young and old. Violating and burning bodies. Beating and torturing their innocent victims—Jews and Muslims and other faiths.
Over the past days, I have spoken with leaders from around the world who expressed their deep outrage at the attack, including [U.S.] Vice President [Kamala] Harris, [U.S.] Secretary of State [Antony] Blinken, the heads of the E.U., the U.N., NATO and others closer to home, like my friend, President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.
I call on all nations around the world:
First, most importantly, make clear and loud condemnations of Hamas’s actions. Just as you condemned the abhorrent and unspeakable actions of ISIS because today, they are one and the same.
Second, those nations that have yet to do so: Designate Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist body.
Third, make clear that Hamas carries full responsibility and accountability for the well-being of the hostages it has taken and demand their immediate return to Israel.
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