Monday, May 2, 2011

Israel congratulates US on elimination of Osama Bin Laden


ISRAEL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2 May 2011
The State of Israel joins the American people in celebrating the elimination of Osama Bin Laden.
  
US President Obama announces the death of Osama Bin Laden (White House video)
  US President Obama announces the death of Osama Bin Laden (White House video)
PM Netanyahu: Elimination of Osama Bin Laden(Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser)

The State of Israel joins the American people on this historic day in celebrating the elimination of Osama Bin Laden. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates US President Barack Obama, America's military and its intelligence services on this great accomplishment.

"This is a resounding victory for justice, freedom and the common values of all democracies that are resolutely fighting shoulder to shoulder against terrorism."

Dep FM Ayalon congratulates the U.S. on killing Bin Laden(Communicated by the Bureau of Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon)

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon praised the American administration and its
armed forces for killing Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
.
"As someone who was Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. during the formative years of the war on terror, I can testify how hard the administrations in Washington worked to bring Bin Laden and other Al Qaeda leaders to justice," said Ayalon. "This is a vital psychological tipping point in the war on terror and will send a clear message to terrorists and extremists everywhere that they are not immune."
"This successful operation proves that sometimes the West needs to take extraordinary
measures to defeat terror and provide security for its citizens."

Dep FM Ayalon is currently visiting the Baltic nations and today will speak and participate at a ceremony at Paneriai where 70,000 Jews were brutally murdered during the Holocaust. "This successful operation sends the important message that terror and evil will find no permanent shelter and will eventually be destroyed, just as the Nazis decades before," Ayalon said. "The rejoinder to remember and never forget is not about revenge, but about seeking justice. Regardless of time murderers and terrorists will receive the justice they deserve."

DM Barak congratulates US on elimination of Osama Bin Laden(Communicated by the Defense Minister’s Media Adviser)

Defense Minister Ehud Barak congratulates US President Barack Obama, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, the Pentagon leadership and the heads of the US Armed Forces over the elimination of terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

"This is an important achievement for the US in the global war against terrorism.  In this operation, the US has shown determination and operational daring. We have again seen that the leading democracies of the world have a common struggle against terrorism, which will be decided by a multi-faceted joint effort that is far from over," the Defense Minister said.