Remember Birkenau!
As he closed his Holocaust Remembrance Day speech today, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared:
Unlike our situation during the Holocaust, when we were like leaves on the wind, defenseless, now we have great power to defend ourselves, and it is ready for any mission. This power rests on the courage and ingenuity of the soldiers of the IDF and our security forces. It is this power that enabled us, against all odds, to build the State of Israel.
Mr. Netanyahu is mistaken. No matter how great the military power of Israel and the prowess of her warriors, she is still defenseless.
Unless they rely on the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
On this day, on behalf of the Jewish people, I say to all those who sought to destroy us, to all those who still seek to destroy us: you have failed and you will fail.
I believe the prime minister is correct, but not for the reasons he states. Whether it’s Iran or Egypt or Russia or China or the US or some coalition that tries to wipe Israel off the map…well, you could read Ezekiel 38…
Keep that in mind if you read the full English text of the speech he gave today in Hebrew: Address by Prime Minister Netanyahu at Yad Vashem.
