Knesset Speaker to European Parliament Heads: Israel is Not Committing Genocide – Enough with This Abhorrent Lie

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana delivered a forceful speech at the Council of Europe in Rome, attacking accusations against Israel of genocide and calling them an "abhorrent lie." Ohana referred to the events of October 7, 2023, held up a book commemorating the six million victims of the Holocaust, and called on parliament heads to stand with Israel.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana delivered a forceful speech at the Council of Europe in Rome before parliament heads. Ohana attacked the accusations against Israel of genocide, calling them an "abhorrent lie" and hypocrisy on the part of European countries. He referred to the events of October 7, 2023, describing them as a massacre, and emphasized that there was no "collateral damage" but that civilians were the target. At the peak of the speech, he held up a copy of the book "And Every Single One Was Someone," which commemorates the six million victims of the Holocaust, and compared the real genocide to the accusations against Israel. Ohana called on parliament heads to stand with Israel in what he defined as a struggle between the forces of freedom and the forces of darkness and extremism. The speech was met with applause, and the president of the assembly thanked him in Hebrew.