Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at an awards ceremony for distinguished resisters to the illegal slave trade, declaring: "Israel is described as a war criminal and serial abuser of human rights, while around us the worst horrors are happening."
He said: "This hypocrisy hurts the effort to root out evil and promote good." Netanyahu stressed that "We will not be deterred; we will continue our effort to be a light unto the nations, if they will only want to see the light." (Noam 'Dabul' Dvir)