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Foreign minister tells UN: Jews will not be 'separated from homeland'

Speaking in place of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz lights into Israel's enemies, telling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, "Turkey is not the Ottoman Empire" and calling Iran the "main threat" to stability and security in the Middle East.

by  i24NEWS and Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  09-27-2019 12:05
Last modified: 09-27-2019 12:44
Foreign minister tells UN: Jews will not be 'separated from homeland'Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz addresses the 74th session of the General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, September 2019 | Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

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Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday where he took the opportunity to slam critics of Israel, declaring that the Jewish people would not be "separated from their homeland," and warned of the growing threat posed by Tehran and its proxies.

Katz, who was announced as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's replacement after Israel's general election on Sept. 17 ended in deadlock, began his speech by thanking US President Donald Trump for his support of Israel before launching into a condemnation of Israel's greatest antagonists in the region.

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Addressing the Palestinians, Katz urged leaders in Ramallah "to stop incitement … and financing terrorism."

He also called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to recognize "the right of the Jewish people to its own state" and "to come back to direct negotiations without any pre-conditions."

#BREAKING: In address at #UNGA, #Israel's Foreign Minister @Israel_katz thanks #Trump for his support of #Israel and declares "no one can separate the #Jewish people from their homeland." https://t.co/yje5vCIVzg pic.twitter.com/yvThM1WpY9

— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) September 26, 2019

The foreign minister also urged Hamas, the ruling authority in the Gaza Strip, to release "two Israeli citizens, Avraham Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed, and the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul," from their custody.

In addition, Katz issued a condemnation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who earlier in the UNGA accused Israel of stealing Palestinian land while questioning the country's sovereign borders.

At UNGA, #Israel's FM @Israel_Katz points to #Tehran as the world's largest sponsor of terror, calling on the int'l community to "stop #Iran today, to prevent war tomorrow." 📰➡ https://t.co/yje5vCIVzg pic.twitter.com/XfRoNQFHaB

— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) September 26, 2019

"The other day I heard Erdoğan attack Israel and I want to say to him: You, that brutally oppress the Turkish people, slaughter the Kurdish minority and support the terror organization Hamas – you are the last one that can lecture Israel. You are not the Sultan and Turkey is not the Ottoman Empire. Shame on you," Katz said.

But Katz saved his harshest critique for the Islamic Republic of Iran, who he called the "main problem threatening stability, and security in the Middle East," and accused Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of giving the "direct orders" to attack several Saudi oil facilities from Yemen earlier this month.

"Iran is the biggest terror state, and the biggest 'sponsor of terror' in the world," Katz said. "I call on the international community to unite in order to stop Iran."

During the live address, the camera panned to a row of empty seats revealing no Iranian officials were present to hear Katz speak. During Rouhani's address on Wednesday, Israeli officials were also not in attendance.

This article was originally published by i24NEWS.

Tags: foreign ministerIranIsraelPalestinian AuthorityTerrorismTurkeyUN General Assembly

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