Holy Times desk : 

 

The political theater called the General Assembly today adopted a distorted decision that is disconnected from reality, encourages terrorism and harms the chances for peace. This is what being disconnected looks like; this is what cynical international politics looks like. Israel  claimed in a press release.

 

The decision of the General Assembly tells a one-sided, fictional story, in which countless murderous terrorist attacks on the citizens of the State of Israel do not take place; in which Israeli children, women and men were not victims of the horrific atrocities committed by the Hamas terrorist organization during the October 7 massacre; in which Israel is not being attacked  on a daily basis from seven different fronts - including Gaza and Judea and Samaria - by terrorist organizations led by Iran; and where the State of Israel and the Jewish people have no historical rights in the Land of Israel. The General Assembly’s decision ignores reality, Israel’s security needs and terrorism against its citizens.

 

The General Assembly decision bolsters and strengthens the Hamas terrorist organization and the Iranian terrorist state that stands behind it. The resolution sends a message that terrorism pays off and yields international resolutions. The decision only encourages Hamas' rejectionism with regards to the deal for the release of the hostages and a ceasefire and further distances the possibility of reaching such a deal.

 

The General Assembly decision also undermines the foundation of any attempt to promote a peaceful solution to the conflict. The decision is contrary to the basic principle that underlies all the peace agreements and understandings reached so far between Israel and its neighbors, according to which the resolution of the conflict is possible only through direct negotiations between the parties. Therefore, everyone who is interested in peace should oppose the decision passed today.

 

The Palestinian Authority that initiated the decision is not interested in peace, but in defaming Israel. The Palestinian Authority is conducting a campaign whose goal is not to resolve the conflict but to harm Israel. Israel will respond accordingly.

 

Israel rejects the distorted and disconnected from reality decision of the General Assembly and thanks the leading countries that did not join the march of folly that took place today in New York.