PM Netanyahu visits the Ein Keshatot archaeological site 8 October 2018
Israeli Missions Around The World MFA Press Room 2018 PM Netanyahu visits the Ein Keshatot archaeological site 8 October 2018

PM Netanyahu visits the Ein Keshatot archaeological site on the Golan Heights

  • 10/8/2018
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    We will continue to act with determination against Iran's attempts to open an additional front against us on the Golan Heights, and in Syria we will act against all attempts to transfer lethal weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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    PM Netanyahu at the Ein Keshatot synagogue dedication ceremony PM Netanyahu at the Ein Keshatot synagogue dedication ceremony Copyright: GPO/Amos Ben-Gershom
     
     
    ​(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
     
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Monday, 8 October 2018), made the following remarks at the dedication of a synagogue at the Ein Keshatot archaeological site on the Golan Heights:
     
    "We grieve today as we part from Kim Yechezkel and Ziv Hajbi, may their memories be blessed. May G-d avenge their blood. We will catch the abhorrent murderer and we will settle accounts with him. The blood of Israeli citizens will not be spilled in vain."
     
    The Prime Minister added:
     
    "Today we see what is happening over the border – Iran's attempts to establish a military presence and the aggression of terrorist fanatics. We will continue to stand strong and determined against all of these. Israel on the Golan Heights is a guarantee for stability in the surrounding area. Israel on the Golan Heights is a solid reality based on ancient rights. Israel on the Golan Heights is a fact that the international community must recognize and as long as it depends on me the Golan Heights will always remain under Israeli sovereignty because otherwise we would have Iran and Hezbollah on the shores of the Kinneret.
     
    Iran and Hezbollah are trying constantly to establish a force opposite us that would operate against the Golan Heights and the Galilee. We are thwarting this and as long as it depends on me we will continue to do so.
     
    We will continue to act with determination against Iran's attempts to open an additional front against us on the Golan Heights, and in Syria we will act against all attempts to transfer lethal weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
     
    I will discuss these matters with President Putin when I meet with him soon. I decided with President Putin on the important security coordination between the IDF and the Russian military, and of course together we have developed good relations between Russia and Israel.
     
    I know that President Putin understands my commitment to the security of Israel and I know that he also understands the importance that I ascribe to the Golan Heights, that we all ascribe to the Golan Heights and to the heritage of Israel."