Most of what went on at the United Nations this week was sad.  An organization that was founded in the name of peace and the advancement of freedom gave voice to some of the nastiest dictators on the planet.  America joined in with a speech that essentially gave up any moral leadership we might have had in the past.  There was, however, one voice who spoke out for freedom and represented real leadership in a world that is lacking leaders.  That person was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Yesterday, Power Line reported on the speech given by Prime Minister Netanyahu at the United Nations.  The Power Line article links to a series of videos of the speech.  Prime Minister Netanyahu came prepared.  He brought articles related to the Holocaust given to him recently by Germany.  He reminded the United Nations of how far they have come from their original purpose–keeping peace and promoting freedom.  The full text of the speech is at JTA.org.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has learned the lessons of history; unfortunately Barack Obama has not.  The Jewish people have learned from past experience that it is unwise to ignore a threat against them.  I believe that by not standing up against Iran’s nuclear program and by not affirming Israel’s right to exist as a sovereign nation, President Obama has made the world less safe.  President Obama made it very clear that American would not take Israel’s side against Iran’s nuclear program.  That leaves Israel no choice but to deal with that problem on its own. 

Israel may be a small country, but with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech, I believe they have just taken over the position of leader of the free world and the source of hope to people aspiring to be free.