Threats and turmoil in the Middle East have collectively reached one of the highest peaks in recent history with no stopping or slowing in sight.
Chemical weapon use was confirmed by the Assad
regime in the bloody civil war in Syria. In neighboring Lebanon, four
rockets were launched by terrorists towards Israel. Hezbollah is
dirtying its hands in both countries, aggressively participating in the
Syrian civil war with troops and arms, and holding more than 70,000
rockets in Lebanon, all of which are hidden within civilian
infrastructure and aimed at Israel.
On Israel’s southern border, Iranian-proxy Hamas holds more than
10,000 rockets. Hamas’ charter rejects a two-state solution and the
legitimacy of a Jewish state and calls for Israel’s complete
annihilation.
In the West Bank, radical forces opposing the Palestinian Authority
and a culture of conflict generate strong anti-Israel incitement and
hatred.
Throughout the region, including within Lebanon, Syria and Sinai,
the growing presence and threat of global jihad elements is of deep
concern.
And, as attention in the Middle East jumps from one hotspot to
another, the public is losing sight of the greatest threat to
international peace and security: Iran’s military nuclear program. Iran
is developing its breakout capacity by stockpiling large quantities of
low enriched uranium, expanding its ability to swiftly enrich uranium,
and advancing a parallel plutonium track.
Some may say the map is alarmist. Undeniably, the map is our
geopolitical reality, and we will be vigilant in protecting our people
and our borders.
It’s because of these threats Israel is ever more committed to
maintaining our existing peace agreements with Jordan and Egypt, and
reaching an historic peace agreement based on the principle of two
states for two peoples – Israel the nation-state and homeland for the
Jewish people and an Arab Palestinian state as the homeland for the
Palestinian people.
Israel and Israelis yearn for a peace that allows Israel to be able
to invest in ourselves, building a better society for our children, and
creating a prosperous future.
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