Netanyahu rejects genocide allegations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly spoken out against European leaders. For what he called giving in to bad things and not helping Israel after the attacks on October 7. He said that the way Western leaders reacted got weaker over time. And he said that claims of genocide were false and unfair. He made this point again very clearly, saying that Israel was defending itself. And its people while fighting Hamas in Gaza.
Change in Global Backing.
Netanyahu regretted to say that although the support of world leaders. Was initially projected on October 7, it subsided soon after. He said that Israel did what any country that respects. Itself would do after being attacked so brutally. “We fought back,” he said.
He said that the military actions were necessary and he made it clear. That the aim was to eliminate the Hamas terror group. According to him, Israel had taken a step to ensure that its citizens will never face such brutality in the future.
Accusations Against Western Leaders
He also pointed out that many world leaders gave in to pressure and said that they were influenced by unfair news, radical Islamist groups, and people who hate Jewish people. He claimed that when things got tough, many governments backed down. Instead of assisting Israel, those leaders opted to attack, discredit and initiate political and legal campaigns against his nation as Netanyahu remarked sadistically. He named these attacks as the legal attacks to Israel.
Condemnation of Appeasement
He went even further with his criticism when he said that these kinds of stances were not criticisms of Israel, but of weak leaders claimed that these leaders were surrendering to evil things as opposed to supporting a nation that was self-defending. He pointed to the fact Israel had valiant soldiers who were not only defending their nation, but other nations. warned that enemies were already getting close, which is why giving in would never make anyone safe.
Warning Against Appeasement of Jihad
Netanyahu wondered when Western countries would understand that giving in does not work. He said that there is no way to escape from jihad by attacking Israel. This warning was for those who thought that criticizing Israel would protect them from Islamist extremism. He described these ideas as dangerous lies that put countries in more danger instead of making them safer.
Rejection Of Genocide Allegations
The Israeli leader then spoke about the untrue claim of mass killing. He mentioned John Spencer, an expert in city fighting from West Point, who said Israel was doing more than any other army to keep civilian deaths low. Netanyahu said the number of civilians compared to fighters hurt in Gaza was very surprisingly small. He emphasized that this number was even smaller than what NATO had in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Humanitarian Measures in Gaza
Netanyahu said Israel had done a lot to try to avoid hurting civilians. They had dropped millions of papers from the air, sent many text messages, and made lots of phone calls to tell people to leave Gaza City. Almost 700,000 people in Gaza left because of this. He then asked a question that didn’t need an answer: would Israel tell people to leave if it planned to commit mass killing? He compared this to Hamas, which used civilians to hide behind and for publicity.
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Comparison to History
He disagreed with comparing Israel to groups that committed mass killing. Netanyahu pointed out that the Nazis never told Jewish people to leave to be safe. He said that Hamas, which wants to kill all Jews, was being let off easy by much of the world, while Israel was being judged unfairly even though it tried to protect civilians. He called this situation a complete twisting of the truth and made fun of it by saying, “What a joke.”
Food and Aid Allegations
Netanyahu also denied that Israel was causing people in Gaza to starve. He stated that Israel was on purpose feeding individuals in Gaza, yet Hamas was hijacking the aid trucks and seizing the food. and said that individuals who disseminated lies were committing false accusations as was done against Jews during the Middle Ages. He said these accusations were antisemitic lies that had real effects around the world.
Global Consequences of Accusations
Netanyahu said the lies being spread had led to antisemitic attacks in Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, France, the UK, and the United States. He praised the Trump administration for working hard to fight antisemitism, unlike other leaders who rewarded who he called the worst antisemites on earth. He concluded that giving in to enemies and making false charges was making enemies stronger while putting Jewish communities around the world in danger.
Conclusion
Netanyahu in his speech stated that there has been no genocide and negatively criticized the western leaders terming them spineless. Instead, he indicated that Israel had been keen to ensure that it did as little harm to ordinary individuals as possible and extended them assistance, whereas Hamas used them to conceal themselves.
According to him, it was dangerous to succumb to the influences of bad things, and those who propagated lies against Israel were the culprits of the increased antisemitism in the world. His argument was straightforward, Israel would continue to defend itself and western leaders needed to realise the threat of jihad rather than attack the nation waging it.