Ron Prosor Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Security Council: An alarm bell is ringing
Ambassador Ron Prosor (Photo: Shahar Azran)
January 29, 2012
Ambassador Ron Prosor addresses UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East
On January 24, 2012, Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor making a due diligence, addressed United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, and more specific on the actual Iranian problem.
Prosor said: “As we gather in this chamber, an alarm bell is ringing. Never has it been so clear that Iran is seeking to build a nuclear weapon. This is the single greatest threat to the security of the entire world.
Now is the time to act. Tomorrow is too late. The stakes are too high. The price of inaction is too great.
The latest IAEA reports prove beyond any doubt that Iran has a nuclear weapons program, which is advancing rapidly. Iran recently announced that it will enrich uranium to a 20 percent-level at its nuclear facility in Qom. There is no plausible civilian justification for this action. It blatantly violates numerous resolutions of this Council – and will bring Iran significantly closer to producing weapons-grade, highly enriched uranium.
The challenges facing the Middle East are growing every day. They stand clearly before this Council. They threaten all of us. And it is on your shoulders to confront them with courage and with leadership. Tired rhetoric and misplaced focus has too often characterized this debate. It will no longer suffice. As Iran inches closer to a nuclear weapon, as extremists spread terrorism and hate, as the enemies of peace test the resolve of the international community, silence is not an option.
Confronting these fundamental threats will not be easy. It will require struggle and sacrifice. As Winston Churchill once said, “We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible.” At this critical moment, for the sake of our children and our common future, the world has no other choice.”
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