Netanyahu: āHamas are the new Nazisā.
"The core of new antisemitism is the attempt to ... undermine [Israel's] right to self-defense," Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said.
JNS Staff.
(Jan. 27, 2025 / JNS).
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called on the ācivilizedā world to up its effort to combat Jew-hatred, while labeling the Hamas terror group the ānew Nazis.ā
āOn International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I call on all civilized nations to confront antisemitism wherever it appearsāon college campuses, city streets or international forums like the [International Criminal Court],ā Netanyahu tweeted.
āFounded in the shadow of the Holocaust, the ICC has disgraced itself with antisemitic attacks on Israel. Hamas are the new Nazis, and we are committed to defeating them once and for all. The Jewish state will always stand as a safe haven for Jews worldwide. #NeverAgainIsNow.ā
In November, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over their roles in prosecuting the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The ICC does not have jurisdiction over Israel. However, the courtās chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who is under investigation for sexual misconduct, insisted that he has jurisdiction over the country.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saāar similarly weighed in on Monday, tweeting: āToday we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. Throughout 2,000 years of exile, including during the Holocaust, the Jewish people did not have the means to protect themselves.
āThe Zionist revolution restored the Jewish people the ability to protect themselves,ā continued Jerusalemās top diplomat. āThe core of new antisemitism is the attempt to delegitimize the Jewish stateās right to exist and to undermine its right to self-defense.
āThe purpose of the different proceedings in the āinternational legal institutionsā is an attempt to remove Israelās basic right to self-defense.
We will never relinquish our right and ability to defend ourselves!
Never again is now!ā
"The core of new antisemitism is the attempt to ... undermine [Israel's] right to self-defense," Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said.
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