Letter to UN on series of attacks against Israelis
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8/17/2015
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Israel Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor sent the following letter to the UN
Secretary General and the Security Council:
"Excellency,
Today, a Palestinian terrorist approached
Israeli security forces south of Nablus and told them that he was not feeling
well and asked for water. When they invited him to approach, he drew a knife and
stabbed one of the soldiers.
Just two days ago, a Palestinian
man approached an Israeli soldier and asked him for some water. When the soldier
turned to get him some, the terrorist assaulted him with a knife. Later that
same day, another Palestinian stabbed an Israeli border policeman in the back
during a routine security check.
Such attacks are becoming part of a
disturbing new pattern in which those seeking to murder Israelis take advantage
of their humanity. On June
19th of this year, I wrote to you about a Palestinian man who shot two 25
year old Israeli civilians at close range, killing one of them. The terrorist
attracted the attention of his victims by asking for their assistance. He then
pulled a gun out of his bag and shot the two in cold
blood.
Attacks of this kind are especially outrageous because
they take advantage of a person's natural desire to help their fellow man in
their time of need, in order to kill him. These are acts that no decent
person would tolerate.
This type of attack is also especially dangerous.
Not only do such attacks pose a grave threat for Israelis, they may well harm
those Palestinians who are genuine in need of assistance.
We have also
recently learned that Ahmad Najar, the man who initiated and
planned the murder
of Malachi Rosenfeld on June 29th of this year, used the money paid to him
by the PA to purchase the weapon that was used in the attack, and to train those
who executed it. These funds were paid to the terrorist for the time he
served in an Israeli jail for the crime of murdering six Israelis in
2004.
Once again, the Palestinian leadership is failing to take
responsibility. Not only do they refuse to condemn these attacks, but they also
fund people who serve time in prison for carrying them out.
I
call on the Security Council to unequivocally condemn this latest series of
terror attacks in a clear voice. I ask you to publicly call on the
Palestinian Authority to condemn those responsible for these attacks, and to do
everything in their power to prevent future attacks.
A timely and clear
statement by the Security Council is crucial to prevent further deterioration
and further suffering."
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