In the past year, three Ukrainians were killed in Israel by Palestinian terrorists who were supported mainly by Iran. At the same, Tehran has provided its Russian allies with military drones and other forms of technological assistance with which to kill Ukrainians in Ukraine. Mark Dubowitz urges Kyiv to acknowledge that it shares a common enemy with Jerusalem, and to act accordingly:
While it fights against the brutal Russian onslaught, Ukraine should similarly rise to the defense of its citizens abroad, even as it strives to protect them at home. While it may be too preoccupied with wartime struggles to prosecute individual cases, Kyiv should go beyond its condemnation of the recent Palestinian terror attacks to a fuller review of policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ukraine has voted against Israel 105 times, or 79 percent of total Israel-related resolutions, since 2015.
Yet in their common struggle against dictatorships and their terrorist proxies, Ukraine and Israel have shared interests and values. . . . And even as Kyiv understandably appeals for more help in the war, it should be mindful of the fact that Israel is busy fighting its own war—on the streets, against Tehran-backed terrorists targeting its civilians.
When Israel fights back against Iran and Iran-backed Palestinian terrorism, it is acting in Ukraine’s defense, as well. Kyiv needs to recognize that, publicly and unequivocally. It may also help strengthen the case for Israeli military support.
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