(IsraelNN.com) Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations told a Security Council session on Monday that actions by the Palestinian Authority, Syria and Iran constitute "declarations of war". Dan Gillerman cited Syria and Iran's financing of terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah, comments from Hamas leaders based in Syria and the PA, and the call by Iran's President to wipe Israel off the map as proof of their intentions to take their words to the battlefield.
Said Gillerman, "A dark cloud is looming above our region and it is metastisizing as a result of the statements and actions by leaders of Iran, Syria and the newly elected government of the Palestinian Authority."
Despite the fact that the PA observer to the UN, Riyad Mansour repeated a condemnation of the attack by PA President Mahmoud Abbas, the Hamas-led government itself has issued no such statement. "These recent statements are clear declarations of war,"charged Gillerman, "and I urge each and every one of you to listen carefully and take them at face value." |