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Published: Thu, 24 Sep 2009
Description: Part 2: Netanyahu: Peace, prosperity and dignity require security
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" Never as a country gone to such extraordinary -- To remove the -- civilian population. From harm's way. Yet face. With a absolutely clear cut case. Of aggressor and victim. Would you think. United Nations Human Rights Council. Decided to condemn. Israel. A democracy legitimately defending itself against terror. Is morally hand. Drawn and quartered. And given an unfair trial to boot. By these twisted standards. The UN human rights council would've dragged Roosevelt and -- to the dark as walker. What a perversion of true. What a perversion of justice. Now delegates of the United Nations. And the government's. Whom you represent. You have a decision today. Will you looks up this farce. Because if you do. The United Nations. Would revert to its darkest days. When the worst violators of human rights -- and judgments against the law abiding democracies. When zionism was equated with racism. And women automatic majority. Could be mustered to declare that the earth is flat. If you had to choose -- date. When the United Nations began its descent almost a free fall. And lost the respect. Of many thoughtful people in the international community. It was that decision in 1975 to equate zionism with racism. Now this body you have the choice to me. If it does not reject this -- report. It would appreciate itself it would begin or -- begin the process of officiating itself. From its own relevance and importance. But it would do something else. It would send a message to the terrorists everywhere saying. Terrorism pays. All off to those launcher attacks from densely populated areas. And you will win immunity. And then a third thing. In condemning Israel. This body would also do a mortal blow to please. Let me explain -- When Israel left Gaza. Many hope that the missile attacks would stop. Others believe. That even if they don't stop. At the very least. Is who would've made this gesture extraordinary gesture -- But it would have international legitimacy. To exercise its right of self defense if peace failed. What legitimacy. What self defense. The same UN that the cheered his throat as we left Gaza. The -- UN that promised tobacco right of self defense now accuses us my people my country. A bidding war criminals. And full lot. For acting responsibly route. And -- defense for acting in a way that any country would act. With a restraint unmatched by Bennett. What a travesty. Citizens' government. Israel just we defended itself against terror. This biased. And don't just report. Provides. A clear cut test. For all governments. We -- newsroom. Always newsstand with the terrorists. We must know the answer to that question now. Now not later. Because this newsroom is a -- to institute more -- please. We must note today. The -- will stand with us. Tomorrow. Only if we have the confidence. That we can defend ourselves. Can we take further risks for peace. And make no mistake about it. All of Israel. Wants peace. Anytime an Arab leader general we wanted peace with -- us. We made its. We made peace with the duke led by Anwar sadat's. We made peace with Jordan led by conclusive and and if the Palestinians truly want peace. -- in my government. And my people. Will make peace. But we want a genuine Theres. A defensible -- A permanent please. In 1947. This body voted to establish two states for two peoples. A Jewish state. And an Arab states. The Jews except that this resolution. The Arabs rejected it. And invaded. Embryonic Jewish state with the hopes of annihilating. We asked the Palestinians to finally do. What they refused to do for 62 years say yes to a Jewish state. As simple as clear. As elementary as that. Just as we to recognize the nation's state for the Palestinian people. The Palestinians must be asked to recognize the nation's state. Of the Jewish people. The Jewish people. Are not born conquerors. In the land route through. It is the land of our forefathers. Inscribed on the walls. Outside this building. Is the great biblical vision of peace the nation shall not lift up sword against nation. They shall learn war no more. These words were spoken by that great Jewish prophet Isaiah. 2800 years ago. As he walked in my country in my city. In the those of Judea. And in the streets of Jerusalem. We are not strangers to -- This is our homeland. But is deeply connected as we are. To a homeland. We also recognize. That the Palestinians also live. And they want a home of their old. We want to live side by side with a to a free peoples living in peace. Living in prosperity. Living in good news. Peace prosperity and dignity. Require one other -- We must have security. The Palestinians should have all the close to govern themselves. Except a handful of followers. That -- and Jerusalem. And this is why the Palestinian state. Must be effectively develop drugs. I say effectively. Because we don't want another. Another of Gaza. Another south Lebanon. Another Iranian backed her base of budding Jerusalem. And burst on the rules. A few kilometers from Tel Aviv. We want peace. And I believe. That -- goodwill. And with a hard work. Such a peace can be achieved. But it requires. From all of us. To roll back the forces of terror led by Iran. That seek to destroy peace. That seek to eliminate Israel. And to overthrow the world order. The question facing the international community. Is whether it is prepared to confront those forces. Or to accommodate them. Or seven years ago. Winston Churchill lamented what he called. He called -- the confirmed. -- ability of mankind. And by that he meant. The unfortunate habit of civilized societies. To sleep -- slumber. Until -- injured nearly overtakes them. Churchill bemoaned what -- cold. I'm reading. The want of foresight. The unwillingness to act. When action will be simple and effective. The lack of clear thinking. The confusion of consul. Until the emergency comes until self preservation strikes. It's jarring. Go wrong. It is John when I speaker today. In the hold. That Churchill's assessment of the -- ability of mankind. Is full one's proven wrong. Our speaker today. In the hope that we can learn from history that we can prevent injury in time. In the spirit of the timeless words spoken to -- over 3000 years ago. That -- be stronger and of good courage. Let -- confront the sparrow. Secure future. And god willing. Forging an enduring peace for generations to call him. I don't you go live at the mole this from whom. I do not use them all's well more. Of them -- Fissionable. Thank you very much."
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