WAVE - Explanation of Position
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Israel Ambassador Prosor at the UN General Assembly
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Ambassador Prosor said: "The Iranian theocracy has presented a resolution that is riddled with hypocrisy. By putting forward this resolution, Iran seeks to ride the WAVE towards international legitimacy. But Iran’s aspirations cannot be allowed to drown out the cries of its people who are victims of a regime that pretends to be progressive, but is in truth tragically regressive.
Iran calling for nations to denounce violence and extremism could easily fill the pages of absurdist fiction. I would suggest the Iranians borrow a phrase from the London Tube and caution readers of this resolution to 'Mind the Gap' between the document’s aspirations and the situation in Iran.
Iran is one of the world's worst human rights abusers. This is a regime that hangs gays, stones women, imprisons journalists, and executes political opponents."
Ambassador Prosor emphasized the hypocrisy that the charge against violent extremism is being led by the world leader in violent extremism:
"Reading through the document before us, it wasn’t clear to me if I was reading a UN resolution or President Rouhani’s New Year’s resolution. After all, Iran is the world’s primary sponsor of terror responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent civilians from Bangkok to Burgas and Buenos Aires. It is also the principal supplier of weapons in the Middle East, igniting conflicts and inflaming sectarian divides."
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