Blinken: “Israel has the right and responsibility to defend itself”
- October 12, 2023
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US Secretary of State, Antony Blinkeninsisted this Thursday in Tel Aviv that as long as his country exists, Israel will not have to defend itself. “The message I
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinkeninsisted this Thursday in Tel Aviv that as long as his country exists, Israel will not have to defend itself.
“The message I bring to Israel is that they can be strong enough to defend themselves, but As long as America exists, they will never have to do this. We will always be here for you,” Blinken said in a joint media appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Blinken confirmed that there is 25 Americans killed in Israel Last few days.
The head of American diplomacy noted that Islamist group HamasIsrael, which controls the Gaza Strip and launched a land, sea and air attack on Israel last Saturday, did not commit these “atrocities on behalf of Palestinian people in the mind.”
“There is no justification for these horrific actions.”emphasized Blinken, who began his speech by asserting that he came to Israel not only as Secretary of State, but also as a Jew.
He emphasized that “Israel has the right and responsibility to defend itself” and ensure that this does not happen again. Blinken said he spoke with Netanyahu about the importance of how Israel will achieve this goal.
“We, democratic countries, We differ from terrorists in that we have different standardseven when it’s difficult, and take responsibility ourselves,” he noted.
In this sense, he added, humanity and the value of human life and dignity is what makes democracy and what makes it strong.
“That’s why it’s so important to take every possible precaution to avoid causing harm to civilians and that is why we mourn the loss of every innocent life. Civilians of all religions and all nationalities died,” he noted.
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Netanyahu, who spoke in Hebrew and English, said in the same media appearance that Blinken’s visit was “another tangible example of the United States’ unequivocal support for Israel.”
He stressed that “Hamas has established itself as an enemy of civilization” by, among other things, committing mass murders of young people at an open-air music festival and the murder of entire families.
“President (Joe) Biden was right when he called it ‘pure evil”said the Prime Minister, who equated Hamas with the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and expected the Palestinian organization to be “crushed” as happened to Daesh.
Netanyahu added that “The first condition for victory is moral clarity.”a concept that he indicated Blinken mentioned during the meeting they held this Thursday.
The American told the media that “this is a moment of moral clarity”: “Failure to condemn terrorism puts not only the people of Israel at risk, but people around the world. Look what just happened. People from 36 countries died. or went missing after these horrendous attacks,” he stressed.
Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv this Thursday, where in addition to meeting with Netanyahu, he had a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen, with whom he also discussed American support for Israel internationally and cooperation in the war against Hamas.
This new war It caused more than 1,300 deaths in Israel and 3,200 injuries.; while retaliatory Israeli airstrikes killed at least 1,200 people and injured more than 6,000 in the Gaza Strip.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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