#️⃣ Jumento News | Politics – 26/09/2025
Theme: Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN — and a necessary position
Today, Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the UN General Assembly with a central point: Israel cannot give up its defense while organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis continue to openly declare their intention to destroy the Israeli state. The speech emphasized security, hostage release, and the need to prevent these groups from using civilian areas as shields.
My opinion (in formal tone):
I acknowledge that this is hard and morally difficult work, but inevitable for a government whose population has been targeted by barbaric attacks, especially in the attacks of October 7, 2023. I find it inappropriate to reduce the complexity of the conflict to simplistic labels like "genocide" without considering the active role of terrorist organizations that instrumentalize hate and social coercion as a political project.
That said, humanitarian principles must be observed: protection of civilians, aid corridors, and the return of hostages are imperatives. Legitimate defense is not a blank check, but it also does not mean accepting one's own surrender while missiles continue to be fired and hostages remain in captivity. Sustainable peace requires:
Dismantling the terrorist apparatus;
Unconditional release of hostages;
Security arrangements and demilitarization that make the recurrence of terror unfeasible.
This is a position in defense of the right to exist and to protect oneself, without romanticizing the violence of any side and without relativizing crimes. Serious debate begins when principles and facts are placed above slogans.
