UN failing to fight tyranny, Islamic terror — Israeli ambassador

The UN is failing to fight tyranny in the world, with the international community remaining silent on the growing threat of Islamic terror groups and the rise of anti-Semitism, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, says during an address before the Security Council.

“In 2004, there were 21 Islamic terrorist groups spread out in 18 countries. Today, there are 41 Islamic terrorist groups operating in 24 countries. These groups have crippled communities and brought entire nations to their knee,” adds Prosor.

“And still the international community remains largely silent. It is silent as Hezbollah amasses and smuggles thousands of weapons, as al-Qaeda abuses and persecutes women, as ISIS slaughters Christian and Yazidi communities, and as Hamas intentionally places Gaza’s men, women, and children in harm’s way.”

Prosor says the world must wake up to the dangers posed by these groups and not stand idly by in the face of radical ideology.

“This is not a problem that is hundreds of miles and decades away. Radical extremism affects us all — right here and right now. Make no mistake: We are locked in a battle for our shared security,” he says.

Seventy years after the Holocaust, Prosor continues, Jews the world over are being threatened and “Death to the Jews” can once again be heard in Europe.

“The world seems to have learned nothing. When synagogues and Jewish-owned shops are burned and looted — is it enough to claim that anti-Semitism is wrong? When mobs beat Jews as they walk the streets — is it enough to only express disgust? When heads of state and ambassadors in this institution compare Israel to Hitler and the Nazis — is it enough to issue a condemnation?” he asks.

The UN “was born from the ashes of World War II to confront tyranny, but it is failing. Radical extremism has touched every part of the world from Buenos Aires to Burgas and from Bangkok to Burkina Faso,” he adds.

The Israeli envoy says world countries must fight extremism in order to prevent the next war.

“We must declare a war on incitement, a war on bigotry, and a war on hypocrisy.”