VIDEO: PM Netanyahu Boasts Of The Abilities Of Israel’s Cyber Security Experts

(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday was among the speakers at the Cybertech 2019 Conference hosted in Tel Aviv.

Mr. Netanyahu referred to the airplane high jackings of decades ago, telling his audience that he was a member of the military force that forced its way disguised as airline mechanics into a Sabina airplane in Tel Aviv and as a result, the Israeli system, its then high-tech went to work to find a solution, leading to the development of a mechanical door, which at the time was “amazingly effective”.

Since that time, the world has evolved as has Israel’s high-tech industry, becoming a leading player in the world.

This includes addressing today’s cyberattacks, which continue to threaten the free world, including Israel, as Mr. Netanyahu announced threaten Israel on a daily basis, a reality that must be faced. The prime minister then shifted his focus on the continuing Iranian threat which continues to face Israel.

Following is an expert from his remarks to the conference, followed by an English video containing his remarks in full.

“Iran [cyber]attacks Israel on a daily basis. We monitor these attacks. We see these attacks and we foil these attacks all the time.

“Iran threatens us in many other ways. They have issued in the last 24 hours threats that say that they’ll destroy us, they’ll target our cities with missiles. We’re not oblivious to these threats. They don’t impress us because we know what our power is both in defense and in offense.

“But the important thing is that any country can be attacked today with cyberattacks and every country needs the combination of a national cyber defense effort and a robust cyber security industry. And I think Israel has that and has that in ways that are in many ways unmatched.”

MK (Yesh Atid) Dr. Aliza Lavi responded, “A moral decision that has an unequivocal statement: There should not be leniency for a rabbi who trades in halacha and sells giyur certificates and Jewish inquiries to the highest bidder.

“This is an unforgivable sin, especially in view of the toughening of the criteria of the system in which Rabbi Metzger served as chief rabbi – a system that was not attentive to the plight of those seeking conversion, and even worsened with the converts, with the exception of those willing to pay bribery money”.