In recent years the Iranian Ayatollah regime’s hatred of Israel and the repeated calls by its leaders for the destruction of Israel, often accompanied by harsh antisemitic expressions and Holocaust denial, have received a lot of exposure in the international media.
Yet, despite the coverage, this has not always been the case and so cannot be viewed as a normal phenomenon, even in relation to internal relations within the Middle East. Up until 1979, Israel and Iran had normalised and even warm diplomatic relations. The countries do not share a border and there is no animosity between the nations – there is even a mutual appreciation between the two Middle Eastern cultures and peoples that are thousands of years old.
One of the expressions of the appreciation between the peoples is the friendship between Israeli and Iranian athletes that were forced to flee their homeland because of their relations with their Israeli colleagues. Additionally, Mahsa Amini along with all the Iranian women who fought against the Ayatollah’s rule received vast Israeli support. In Israel, men and women took to the streets in commemoration of Amini’s struggle against the Iranian Hijab Law. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs even dedicated the events of this year’s International Women’s Day in her memory; Amini’s picture was displayed on the building of the Ministry alongside messages in Farsi.
The breaking point in the relationship between the two countries was the Islamic Revolution. Since then, Iran’s Ayatollah regime has led aggressive and violent anti-Israel and antisemitic policies. It has funded terrorism, called for the disappearance of the State of Israel, and continuously attempted to obtain weapons of mass destruction that will allow the extremist regime to carry out its plan of the ethnic cleansing of Jews from the Middle East. The Jewish people, especially in light of past experiences, must take these threats seriously.
The fingerprints of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard are all over the Middle East as well as Asia, Europe, and America. Its terrorism reaches Lebanon through Hezbollah, Gaza through the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Syria, Yemen, and more. Iran is cancerous, expanding and damaging each and every place it reaches. Iran undermines global security and threatens the existence of the State of Israel. There is no other country that is threatened by another country’s public calls for its destruction, as it pursues the development of nuclear weapons.
Therefore, we need to emphasise: we will never allow Iran’s terror regime in Tehran to obtain a nuclear weapon. We are determined, and we will not hesitate to use all the means at our disposal for this purpose. We have already proved that we are capable of reaching Iran’s most hidden secrets, and I suggest that the Ayatollah’s regime does not test our capabilities.
Iran uses terrorism as a tool against everyone that the government deems an enemy: those who oppose the regime, journalists, the LGBTQ community, Israeli citizens and Jewish communities. When Iran is unsuccessful in its attempts to harm Israeli citizens, it turns its anger and violence towards world Jewry.
And in addition to this, the Iranian regime is trying to obtain nuclear weapons which will allow it to achieve regional hegemony and threaten the existence of the State of Israel. Up until now, the international community’s attempts to foil Iran’s pursuit of an illegal military grade nuclear weapon have not been fruitful, and the Iranian government disregards all international norms: it lies, it misrepresents. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently published a report showing that Iran had enriched uranium to a level close to 90 per cent enrichment.
It must be said clearly and sternly: so far, the international community has failed in dealing with the Iranian regime. Various attempts to negotiate with Iran, to make sweeping concessions while thinking that Iran will fulfil its obligations, have been repeatedly met with a cynical and aggressive Iranian response, that is harmful to the fundamental world order.
But despite the failures thus far to handle the challenges posed by the Iranian regime, there is still hope. A firm and determined international stance against the extremist Iranian regime, economic and political pressure, as well as a significant and credible military threat can bring about a change in Iranian policy both externally and internally, towards its citizens.
Iran is in our hands. Collectively we will be able to prevent the Ayatollah’s regime from obtaining nuclear capabilities. Together we will be able to expose the Islamic Revolutionary Guard for what they really are: the largest state terrorist organisation in the world, and together we can help the Iranian people achieve the freedom they deserve. I call on the countries of the world: Iran is making the world a more dangerous place and is systematically violating human rights.
Stop burying your head in the sand, it’s time to act.
Source » shabtabnews