Posted on 07/23/2008 6:52:28 AM PDT by ncfool
Gillerman in Final Speech: Whatever Happens, Israel will Prevail by Gil Ronen
Israel's outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Gillerman, gave his last speech Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council. Referring to Jerusalem's second tractor terror attack in three weeks, which occurred just hours before his speech, he said that when the first tractor attack occurred, people said the driver was "a madman." It now is clear, he added, that the problem was not a solitary madman but rather "a phenomenon."
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Israel's outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Gillerman, gave his last speech Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council. Referring to Jerusalem's second tractor terror attack in three weeks, which occurred just hours before his speech, he said that when the first tractor attack occurred, people said the driver was "a madman." It now is clear, he added, that the problem was not a solitary madman but rather "a phenomenon."
Gillerman had prepared a written speech but told the ambassadors that he decided to "speak from his heart" instead.
"This is most probably my last appearance before you as the representative of the State of Israel," he said. "I would like to thank each and every one of you for the time you have spent on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and our problems." He emphasized that "whatever happens, whatever you discuss, whatever transpires – Is "You will not understand the essence of Israel until you feel it and smell it." rael will prevail."
Most of the Horror is Within Islam Gillerman went on to say that the world was not dealing with a clash of civilizations, but rather with a "clash of civilization, in the singular" - within Islam. "Most of the horror, most of the bloodshed, most of the killings, and most of the violence… is sadly and tragically within Islam," he said. Not only are the majority of terrorists Muslim, he noted, but also the majority of terror victims around the world.
The Ambassador said he was most concerned about the "eerie silence of the Muslim world" in the face of terrorism, and expressed his hope to see a Muslim leader emerge who would say "enough is enough, what are we doing?"
"I hope very much that the Arab and Muslim world will realize that it is its duty and responsibility today, in that very clash, to support the moderates and isolate the extremists," he added.
'Imagine...' Gillerman extended an invitation to all those present to visit Israel.
"You will see a country which is very different from the perception you get on TV, where you see a country torn by violence and bloodshed… You will discover a vibrant county, of great excellence and innovation, in making the desert bloom, in agriculture, science and medicine," he said. "You will see a country which is contributing each and every day to mankind and to humanity, not just to itself and to the Jewish people, and making the world a better place."
"You will not understand the essence of Israel until you feel it and smell it," he said.
He asked his colleagues to "imagine, for one moment, what it is like to be an Israeli."
Boarding a Bus with Fear He asked them to picture "a grandfather like me who sometimes goes to the kindergarten to pick "Sitting in a coffee house in Paris, Moscow and New York, costs a few dollars. Sitting in a coffee house in Jerusalem could cost many lives." up my granddaughter and whose heart breaks when he sees an armed guard at the entrance to the kindergarten."
"Imagine what it is like," he said, "to board a bus and look to the side in fear, or to sit in a coffee shop in Jerusalem. Sitting in a coffee house in Paris, Moscow and New York, costs a few dollars. Sitting in a coffee house in Jerusalem could cost many lives," he said.
Gillerman asked those present to "imagine a bulldozer driving down Fifth Avenue or the Champs Elysees and crushing cars... I have been here for almost six years. Occasionally I have been accused of over-reaction and dramatization. If you visit Israel or just imagine what happens in it, you will understand. When you speak about the situation in the Middle East, you will think about what we deal with every single day." ---------------------------------------
Funny how there are two views to to this issue. You have the United Nations and the strange comment from The Messiah yesterday in Jordan. But Obama continues to blow smoke about the root cause of evil in the Middle-East.
Obama to Israel: Put Terrorism in Context
Washington, D.C. (July 22, 2008) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) issued the following statement today:
"Senator Obama in Jordan today said that terrorism makes 'Israelis want to dig in and simply think about their own security regardless of what's going on beyond their borders.' What Senator Obama fails to recognize is that the safety and security of its citizenry is the primary obligation of a country's leadership.
In essence, Senator Obama is asking Israelis and the American Jewish community to put terrorism in context. Senator Obama continues his rhetoric of moral equivalence by implying that measures taken by Israel to protect its citizens are on par with the Palestinians' frustration at border checkpoints. Senator Obama's attempt at even-handed diplomacy fails to hold Palestinians accountable for using terrorist tactics against innocent Israeli citizens as a means to achieve their ends."
Admittedly, I haven’t followed this but damn, why is Gillerman leaving? Time up or what? I’ve always liked him.
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Maybe so, but then I'd have to call a 9mm pistol, held by a young Israeli hand, firing several bullets into the head of the driver of such a tractor, a "counterphenomenon."
Why Israel (or the US) continues to belong to that collection of slime I’ll never understand.
Ambassador Gillerman nails it. Though why he would waste such a fine speech on the likes of the U-bloody-N (or why Israel and the US would continue to belong to such a gutter trash organization) is beyond me. Still, I think he told it like it is in very clear terms.
Any particular reason why Amb. Gillerman is leaving the UN at this time?
Obama and the Rats want to give the UN new funding with a new tax on the US GNP. So we need to fight this issue too.
Real men still in leadership ping! Good on you Ambassador Gillerman!
Maybe Gillerman was speaking to Barack “Messiah” Obama! When he said the following:
The Ambassador said he was most concerned about the “eerie silence of the Muslim world” in the face of terrorism, and expressed his hope to see a Muslim leader emerge who would say “enough is enough, what are we doing?”
...the world was not dealing with a clash of civilizations, but rather with a "clash of civilization, in the singular" - within Islam. "Most of the horror, most of the bloodshed, most of the killings, and most of the violence… is sadly and tragically within Islam," he said. Not only are the majority of terrorists Muslim, he noted, but also the majority of terror victims around the world. The Ambassador said he was most concerned about the "eerie silence of the Muslim world" in the face of terrorism, and expressed his hope to see a Muslim leader emerge who would say "enough is enough, what are we doing?"Thanks C from E. I think he's being too kind, but from a diplomatic perspective, he's on the mark -- give the enemy an option besides violence. The trouble is, Islam is an honor-shame-based society, which means it has neither honor nor shame.
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