Hezbollah on Israel, Shalev, and the First Challenge………..
“Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gabriella Shalev told American journalists on Monday that Israel is “the most isolated, lonely country in the world,” and that the biggest threat to its existence is not Iranian nuclear proliferation, but international attempts to delegitimize it. Shalev told an Israel Project luncheon in Washington that threats to Israel’s right to defend itself constitute the “first challenge” of the Zionist entity, according to The Washington Times. Shalev cited Iran and tensions with the Palestinians as other significant problems, but particularly highlighted the international community’s actions toward Israel as being potentially detrimental to the country’s future. She specifically cited European court prosecutions of Israeli officials for alleged human rights offenses and UN efforts to single out Israeli conduct for reprimand. Shalev said that as sanctions resolutions at the UN put international pressure on Iran, Israel’s biggest threat is now those who question Israel’s right to exist and defend itself, the Washington Times reported. Israel Project president Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi told The Jerusalem Post she felt Shalev’s remarks had been on point…….” al-Manar (Hezbollah TV)
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