Netanyahu: Iran and ISIL ‘united in their hostility to the West’

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Though they may be on opposing sides on the battlefields of Syria and Iraq, Iran and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) share the same ultimate goal in seeking the destruction of Western values, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said..

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony marking 111 years since the death of Zionist leader Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, July 7. /Hadas Parush/Flash90
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on July 7. /Hadas Parush/Flash90

At a July 7 speech in Jerusalem marking 111 years since the death of Zionist leader Theodor Herzl, the Israeli prime minister said “the radical Shi’ite camp under Iranian leadership on one side, and the Sunni spearhead in the form of the Islamic State group on the other, are applying cruel terror with shocking zeal and carrying out a war to the death among themselves.

“They are united in their hostility to the West and willingly trample on the achievements of freedom and progress.”

Netanyahu continues to criticize the nuclear deal Western powers are negotiating with Iran and an Iranian military leader earlier this week said the U.S. will still be the enemy of Iran after the deal is sealed.

The Israeli leader also pointed to Iran’s long history of sponsoring terror groups, including the Shi’ite Lebanese group Hizbullah, that have carried out attacks on Western targets.

Meanwhile, ISIL, through its social media savvy, has had many successes in recruiting Westerners to its cause.

“This aggression, which aims to reach every corner of the world, has the ultimate true aim of taking over the world,” Netanyahu added.

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