In His Christmas Address, Netanyahu Said Israel Wants Peace But Will “Do Whatever It Takes” To Fight Evil
"We shall prevail,” Netanyahu said, before wishing everyone “Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.”
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a Christmas message and vowed to defend the “only Jewish state” against what he described as “the forces of evil and tyranny.”
In his address on Dec. 24, Netanyahu addressed Christian communities worldwide and thanked them for their “steadfast support” during a time when he said Israel is fighting “on seven fronts.”
“You’ve stood by our side resiliently, consistently, forcefully as Israel defends our civilisation against barbarism,” he said.
Netanyahu also said the people of Israel are united in protecting their nation from those who seek its destruction.
He added that while Israel wants peace, it will do “whatever is necessary to defend the one and only Jewish state.”
“Israel leads the world in fighting evil and tyranny,” Netanyahu said but warned that “our battle is not yet over.”
"With your support, and with God’s help, I assure you, we shall prevail,” he said before wishing everyone “Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.”
Netanyahu’s message came at a time when Christmas celebrations in Palestine, in particular in Bethlehem, a city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the birthplace of Jesus, have been canceled again to “stand against the oppression faced by Gaza and all of Palestine”.
Bethlehem’s streets and churches, which are usually bustling during Christmas, are now silent, with only small religious ceremonies and prayers being held to call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, which has now killed more than 45,000 Palestinians.
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