FM Liberman meets with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

FM Liberman: “If Israel will be forced to initiate a ground operation, it
will not be a limited operation, nor will it be ‘Operation Pillar of Defense
2,’ but rather ‘Defensive Shield 2.’”

(Communicated by the Foreign Minister’s Media Advisor)

FM Liberman greeting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Jerusalem (Photo:
Flash 90)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman met
today (Tuesday, 20 November 2012) with United Nations Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem.

At the meeting, FM Liberman stated that “We appreciate the international
community’s position, which unequivocally supports Israel’s right to protect
itself and its citizens,” and thanked Secretary General Ban for his efforts
to bring quiet and calm to the region.

“Nevertheless,” FM Liberman added, “Talk and public calls on Israel to
abstain from a ground operation strengthen Hamas and extend the current
confrontation. If Israel will be forced to initiate a ground operation, it
will not be a limited operation, nor will it be ‘Operation Pillar of Defense
2,’ but rather ‘Operation Defensive Shield 2.’”