Bibi Tells the Truth (Again)

Cal Thomas, Tribune Content Agency on Sep 30, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly was partly performance, but mostly profound.

The performance part included a QR code on his lapel which delegates were invited to zoom in with their camera phones and see atrocities committed by Hamas that are too gruesome for TV networks to show. He also arranged for his statement that Israel has not forgotten the hostages to be blasted over loudspeakers set up in Gaza for that purpose.

The profound part included repetition of what he has said before with some twists. Netanyahu reminded the delegates that Israel’s battle against terrorism is not limited to the region, but that the terrorists want to return the entire world to the “Dark Ages.”

A few excerpts from his speech:

Netanyahu strongly criticized the UN, which he said hasn’t changed its negative attitude toward Israel since he first spoke from the same platform 40 years ago when he was Israel’s ambassador to that body. He said: “The real war criminals are not in Israel. They’re in Iran. They’re in Gaza, in Syria, in Lebanon, in Yemen. Those of you who stand with these war criminals, those of you who stand with evil against good … should be ashamed of yourselves.”

President Trump said Friday he is optimistic that his 21-point peace plan for Gaza, which includes the release of the remaining hostages, will be accepted by Hamas and Israel. Unless Hamas and other terrorist groups renounce their charters, which call for Israel’s destruction, the elimination of the Jewish people, and most importantly that their god has changed his mind about such things, any agreement will be written in the diplomatic equivalent of disappearing ink.

Sellers of stocks, bonds and precious metals are required to tell prospective buyers: “Past performance is no guarantee of future results.” The opposite is true when it comes to the enemies of Israel, who are constantly on display at the UN, on many U.S. college campuses and in many nations.

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