Netanyahu compares US uni protesters to Thirties Nazis, ‘We’ve seen in historical past…’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed “an antisemitic surge” in the US in his current video amid anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests seen on nearly 21 campuses throughout the states.
“What’s occurring in America’s faculty campuses is horrific,” Netanyahu began the video.
“Antisemitic mobs have taken over main universities. They name for the annihilation of Israel. They assault Jewish college students. They assault Jewish school, ” he added.
Netanyahu denounces the antisemitic development
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The Israeli Prime Minister lamented the response—or lack thereof—of a number of college presidents, labelling it as “shameful.” He referred to as upon leaders in any respect ranges to acknowledge the severity of the difficulty and take decisive measures.
“Now, luckily, state, native, federal officers, a lot of them have responded in another way however there must be extra. Extra must be completed,” Netanyahu urged.
“It must be completed not solely as a result of they assault Israel, that’s dangerous sufficient, not solely as a result of they wish to kill Jews wherever they’re, that’s dangerous sufficient, it’s additionally once you hearken to them, it’s additionally as a result of they are saying not solely, ‘Loss of life to Israel. Loss of life to the Jews,’ however ‘demise to America.’”
Netanyahu warned in opposition to the “exponential rise of antisemitism all through America and all through Western societies as Israel tries to defend itself in opposition to genocidal terrorists, genocidal terrorists who conceal behind civilians.”
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“As Israel tries to defend itself in opposition to genocidal terrorists, genocidal terrorists who conceal behind civilians,” he said, “But it’s Israel that’s falsely accused of genocide, Israel that’s falsely accused of hunger and all sundry struggle crimes. It’s all one large libel.”
“We’ve seen in historical past that antisemitic assaults had been at all times preceded by vilification and slander… Now we have to cease antisemitism as a result of antisemitism is the canary within the coal mine. It at all times precedes bigger conflagrations that engulf the complete world,” Netanyahu expressed.
The Israeli Prime Minister concluded his impassioned plea by rallying: “So I ask all of you, Jews and non-Jews alike, who’re involved with our widespread future and our widespread values to do one factor: rise up, communicate up, be counted. Cease antisemitism now.”
