{"id":67290,"date":"2019-01-30T17:05:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T15:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=67290"},"modified":"2019-01-29T08:20:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T06:20:22","slug":"06-05-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=67290","title":{"rendered":"After Holocaust Commemoration at UN, \u2018It\u2019s Time to Take Stand Against Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>After Holocaust Commemoration at UN, \u2018It\u2019s Time for Member States to Take Stand Against Iran\u2019s Threats,\u2019 Says Israeli Envoy Danny Danon<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Ben Cohen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon addresses the Security Council, Dec. 19, 2018. Photo: Israeli UN Mission.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

After Iran marked International Holocaust Memorial Day by once again threatening the Jewish state with a war of \u201celimination,\u201d Israel\u2019s United Nations envoy said on Monday he \u201cexpected more\u201d from the UN\u2019s member states when it came to condemning the Tehran regime\u2019s rhetoric.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked in an interview with The Algemeiner<\/em> whether the UN was sufficiently aware of the antisemitism underpinning Iran\u2019s statements about Israel, Ambassador Danny Danon highlighted the importance of individual countries speaking out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think you can generalize and say \u2018the UN,’\u201d Danon remarked. \u201cYou have different organs, you have the member states, you have the secretariat.\u201d He emphasized that in his speech at a special UN General Assembly session marking Holocaust Memorial Day earlier on Monday, he had been speaking \u201cmainly to the member states, because I expect more from them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI expect them to speak out loud when they hear Iran\u2019s leaders threatening Israel, when they see the writing that threatens Israel with destruction on Iran\u2019s missiles,\u201d Danon said. \u201cI think it is about time that all member states take a stand against Iran.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Danon noted that in his remarks to the General Assembly, he had spoken of the importance of learning the lessons of the Holocaust. \u201cWe cannot forget what the Holocaust was all about,\u201d he stated. \u201cThat\u2019s why in my speech, I said that we can learn the lessons, but we should not compare the Holocaust to any other genocides, or any other problems we are facing today. It\u2019s important for people to learn from the Holocaust without comparing the Holocaust to today\u2019s reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This week, Danon leaves for Poland at the head of a delegation of more than 30 UN ambassadors. After visiting the Nazi extermination camps of Auschwitz and Majdanek, the ambassadors will travel on to Israel \u201cto experience for themselves the reality and the challenges,\u201d Danon said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will go to the north, to see the threat from Lebanon, the tunnels dug by Hezbollah, and the ambassadors will have a great opportunity to learn what it is we are dealing with,\u201d Danon explained. \u201cIt makes a huge difference when you are there, compared to just hearing about it at the Security Council or in the General Assembly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Danon said he was confident that the trip would leave his UN colleagues with a better understanding of Israel\u2019s security concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the time when I speak at the UN, I talk about our right to self-defense, our right to defend our borders and our people,\u201d Danon said. \u201cAnd I think that once you experience that reality, when leaders or nations which threaten to annihilate the Jewish people come along, you don\u2019t ignore them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Danon noted that developments in Syria were being watched carefully at the UN. \u201cEverybody is wondering why the Iranians are sending more personnel and more funding into Syria, when we understand that ISIS is being defeated,\u201d he commented. \u201cWhy then are the Iranians sending thousands of troops and militias and hundreds of millions of dollars?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the ambassadors accompanying Danon are representatives of UN member states with an interest in both sustainable development and \u201cin finding solutions in Israel,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou will not find any Arab countries among the group, unfortunately,\u201d Danon added. \u201cBut maybe that day will come soon too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Danon continues to see the UN as a platform to boost Israel\u2019s visibility in world affairs, beyond the various conflicts in the Middle East. On Sunday, Israel joined the US, Canada and other democratic countries in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as the legitimate interim president of Venezuela over current regime leader Nicolas Maduro.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, we do not have diplomatic relations with Venezuela, and we saw the regime attacking Israel at the UN and joining with Iran and other notorious players in the international arena,\u201d Danon said, when asked about Israel\u2019s stance on the crisis-torn Latin American country. \u201cWe welcome a change, we think change will be good for Venezuela, it will be good for the region, and hopefully it will be good for Israel, so we can re-establish our relationship with that important country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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