By Miriam Davids, lubavitch.com
In his official speech Thursday at the UN, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu minced no words decrying the “perversion of truth” and the “perversion of justice” emanating from the UN’s Goldstone report accusing Israel of war crimes during the Gaza strike.
“The UN is undermining its own legitimacy by siding with terrorists over their victims,” he charged.
Netanyahu began his speech deploring the fact that Holocaust denier, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad has a platform at the UN for espousing his lies. The Israeli Prime Minister castigated delegates who gave the Iranian President an audience: “have you shame? have you no decency?”
Following his impassioned speech, Netanyahu spoke with members of the Israeli media.
In answer to one journalist who asked whether he might not be lending credibility to Ahmadenijad by addressing his denial of the Holocaust, Netanyahu chose to focus on a prescient experience he had with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, 25 years ago.
“Let me tell you something,” said Netanyahu. “In 1984, after I came to the UN as Israel’s Ambassador, I met the Rebbe of Lubavitch. He began speaking to me—he spoke to me for 40 minutes.
“You know what he told me, back in 1984?” Netanyahu asked.
“He told me, ‘you are going to a place of deep darkness and lies, and if you will light one candle of truth, you will dispel the darkness.’
“That is what I tried to do here—to present the truth clearly and with confidence.”
Let us hope that the very fact that Bibi evoked the Holy words of the Rebbe zy”a at the UN that this will fortify him not do anything which will endanger the Land of Israell and its inhabitants.
Let us hope that the Rebbe will guide him in the difficult days ahead.
Gmar Chasima Tova
A Zeis Yohr and a Gebentsched Yohr
He’s a sweet talker. When push comes to shove,it’s another story. His goodwill gestures, land for peace, etc.etc. But this is a great beginning.
we all know what hes like. back then in 1996 he promised that he wont give away land and chabad voted for him and still he gave away the entire city of chevron i.e. the man says one thing and does the opposite wich is called echod bapeh vechad balev lets just hope he wont repeat his bad history this time
Another great report from a website that keeps turning out articles that are a credit to Chabad.
Bs”d
Second reason:. His name means Hashem Gives…
Third reason: When it’s the GERMANS, or the very people that were responsible for the holocaust are the ones SUBSTANTIATING the existence of it to our enemies, isn’t that like head of the snake ending the plague of galus in the house of Pharoah??
Dovid B HaLevy
Now, no one can say they did not know that the UN is more the problem than the solution
Glad to see he finally is coming around, why did he give away Chevron the first time around? Perhaps this is why he has been given a second chance?Chevli Moshiach…
Someone should remind him about what the Rebbe said about giving away land and about building up settlements
We were never so proud of our Israeli Leader. He reminded us of many of our Israeli Leaders of the past who had the courage and fortitude to stand up against all our enemies all over the world. Yashakoach Bibi.
Ida & Lazar Wax
Wow!!!
It’s amazing that after finally speaking up courageously for Israel, he gives the credit to the Rebbe’s talk with him in 1984!!!
Shema Yisroel …Hashem is One!!
impressed that he quoted the rebbe to the world
My cousin was part of the Israeli delegation to the UN & joined Mr. Netanyahu up on the stage on that Simchas Torah with the Rebbe. My cousin went on to be the previous Israeli Ambassador to Canada & still remembers clearly all the Rebbe said to them. I’m going to send him these links…he’ll be very interested to read everything.