Over 50 foreign diplomats and representatives participated in the Israeli Foreign Ministry's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday evening.
The ceremony took place by a wall of the Foreign Affairs Ministry dedicated to the Righteous Among the Nations diplomats, on which are the names of foreign diplomats who risked their lives to rescue Jews from the Holocaust.
"The world today faces another evil regime: the Islamic Republic of Iran," said Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the ceremony. "The Iranian regime openly calls for the destruction of Israel and works to achieve its murderous goal. The international community did nothing special and took it as normal that one country threatens to destroy another."
"The policy of appeasement is once again trumping moral courage. Running away from the challenge will not make it disappear. Just as burying your head in the sand like an ostrich will not remove the threat."
Israel facing existential threats from Iran
Sa'ar also said that Israel's strength is due to the existential threats it faces from Iran and its proxies across the region.
"Here, in the neighborhood where we live, we either become strong or we simply will not exist. We are not acting because of historical traumas. We are acting because our very existence is at stake."
He also described Iran as "the modern version of pure evil," saying that the free world's mission is to prevent that evil from triumphing.
"We remember the six million of our brothers and sisters who were murdered. We will keep our oath. Never Again"