The international community must act against Iran and prevent it from becoming a nuclear threshold state for the sake of Ukraine, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan told the General Assembly on Wednesday.
“Ukraine has been a testing ground for Iran,” Erdan said as he referenced the military alliance between Tehran and Moscow, which has included the sale of Iranian arms to Russia for use in Ukraine, such as armed drones.
“Their armaments are now being sold to some of the most dangerous international actors. If this is what the Iranian threat looks like today, I truly cannot imagine what it will be like should Iran become a nuclear threshold state,” he said.
“It’s time, not for the international community [just] to wake up but to act against the Iranian threat,” Erdan said. “Iran must be stopped.”
🇮🇱 continues to stand by 🇺🇦 both in the field and at the @UN! Last night Amb Erdan spoke at a special UN session to mark 1 year since the start of the war in Ukraine, and announced that Israel will help Ukraine develop missile warning systems and expand our humanitarian aid. pic.twitter.com/Xf1qdxrbN6
— Israel at the UN (@IsraelinUN) February 23, 2023
Israel was among the dozens of countries that took to the podium to express their solidarity with Ukraine, during a two-day debate that was scheduled to end on Thursday afternoon with a vote on a resolution that called on Russia to immediately withdraw from Ukraine and for a just and comprehensive peace agreement.
Once again, Israel stands alongside Ukraine. Today in the @UN, 🇮🇱 voted in favor of a #UNGA resolution for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in 🇺🇦. Israel will continue to support the Ukrainian people both at the UN and in the field! pic.twitter.com/GhF67igdlp
— Israel at the UN (@IsraelinUN) February 23, 2023
This year, we want to do more to bless Israel and the Jewish people.
We know that as we bless Israel this year, God will bless us, just as He promised in Genesis 12:3, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Now is the time to bless Israel and the Jewish people.
