Israel Prime Minister Challenges UN to Confront Iran

The article I have chosen depicts a great deal of concern pertaining to Iran and Israeli relations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel claimed that "Iran poses a threat to the peace of the world and that it is incumbent on the world body to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons."Ironically, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "Accused Isreal of "inhuman policies" in the Palestinian territories and of dominating world political and economic affairs." He also, "issued stinging attacks on the United States and its allies without calling them by name." In a final blow he[Ahmandinejad] denounced the Holocaust claiming it was"lies."

The source of these articles, The Haaretz, seems to be favoring the Israeli Prime Minister due to the fact that mentions un-related articles about Ahmadinejad and his recent controversial democratic win in the Iranian election that many are sceptical was tampered with. This calls into question Ahmadinejad's right to rule; no such equal comparison is issued regarding the Israeli Prime Minister's legitimacy. Regardless and despite The Haaretz assumed bias, Ahmadinejad does a pretty decent job slandering himself. His denunciation of the existence of the holocaust (according to Prime Minister Netanyahu, this is Ahmadinejad's third time denouncing the holocaust) is very damaging to his credibility as well as his psych. There is overwhelming evidence that the Holocaust did happen largely due to the disappearance of millions of Jews who were killed by the Nazi regime. The Jews fortunate enough to survive are still brandishing tattoos given to them by the Nazi's as a form of identification.

It is important to note that in the article Ahmadinejad claims his nuclear ambitions are for peaceful purposes yet he verbally condemns the western powers and its allies, which includes Israel. An element of irony surfaces by virtue that most nations seek nuclear weapons as a means to free themselves from being under the thumb of other nations yet the nations who have nuclear armaments do not want any other nations to arise as nuclear powers; countries who have nuclear weapons are taken more "seriously" so to speak, as opposed to those who don't. Ahmadinejad does seem to have suspicious motives as well as a displaced outlook on history, the Holocaust in particular. For his country to obtain U238 depleted uranium and other components necessary for making a nuclear bomb does not appear to be in the interest of global stability, especially after his denunciation of Israel and its western allies. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu states in the article, "Perhaps some of you think [Ahmadinejad] and his obious regime only threaten the Jews," Netanyahu continued. "Well, if you think that you are wrong, dead wrong."

On a final note, Netanyahu praised many of those who walked out during Ahmadinejad's speech at the UN meeting in New York. "History could be reversed if primitive fanaticism acquires deadly weapons," the premier told the UN. "The jury is still out on the United Nations, and the signs aren't encouraging." Netanyahu claims the UN is not doing enough to emphasize the extreme conditions that could be brought about from a nuclear powered Iran. It may be to soon to speculate whether Iran is hoping to use nuclear power plants as a stepping stone for obtaining a functional nuclear bomb, but according to Netanyahu, there doesn't seem to be any doubt.