.- Israel's ambassador to the UN, Meron Reuben, said today that the recognition of nine South American countries of the Palestinian state is a sign that the region "does not understand the complexity" of the situation in the Middle East, something he called "a little sad." The diplomat, who until next August also holds the position of his country's ambassador in Colombia, said in an interview that the position of the region in this matter "has not done nothing" to the peace process.
"It's a bit sad because we feel that despite the closeness we have with Latin America, does not always understand the complications and what actually happens in the Middle East, "said the ambassador, in relation to the fact that Uruguay on Tuesday became the ninth country in South America recognize the Palestinian state.
The decision of Montevideo in South America is Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-Colombia is only by recognizing that territory as a sovereign state. Reuben rejected the argument of some of these countries that the recognition will facilitate the return of Palestinians to the negotiating table, and reiterated the Israeli government's position that the road to peace is only a bilateral negotiation with the Palestinians.
" The only way to help is to pressure the Palestinians to return to the negotiation, without giving gifts that are useless in this process, "he said. In addition, likened the attitude of the countries in the region to Israel's interference in the long conflict that keep Argentina and the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
"A unilateral declaration of independence would be against everything we have agreed so far "said Reuben, who also expressed concern about the" network "of relationships that Iran, the main enemy of Israel, had been weaving in South America, particularly Venezuela. In his view, the agreements on many issues by the Iranian regime and the governments of the region are "of concern to the State of Israel".
"Iran is playing a not very favorable in these relationships, and we are worried. The carefully and we hope that no more Iranian infiltration, "he said. Reuben said that "something is hidden" behind some of these approaches and noted that "networking" Iran in Latin America could serve to circumvent the sanctions imposed on Tehran by the Security Council of the UN over its nuclear program.
The ambassador recalled that his country's Marina just intercepted in the Mediterranean the ship Victoria, under the flag of Liberia, which it accuses of carrying weapons from Iran to Gaza under Hamas control. The ship, which was bound for Egypt and left the Syrian port of Latakia, docked at the port of Mersin, Turkey, according to Israeli authorities.
Reuben noted that this incident proves that Tehran "will not stop sending weapons to terrorist groups around Israel. He also said that the riots had been shaken in recent months the Arab world shows that Israel is not the central problem region but to the governments "who have repressed their peoples for decades on behalf of the struggle against Zionism." He also was cautious about the possibility of installing democracy is finished in the countries of the region, after lengthy decades of authoritarian governments.
"It is the beginning of a historic change in the Middle East, but do not know if it will take one year, five, ten, twenty or a hundred," he noted. 
"It's a bit sad because we feel that despite the closeness we have with Latin America, does not always understand the complications and what actually happens in the Middle East, "said the ambassador, in relation to the fact that Uruguay on Tuesday became the ninth country in South America recognize the Palestinian state.
The decision of Montevideo in South America is Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-Colombia is only by recognizing that territory as a sovereign state. Reuben rejected the argument of some of these countries that the recognition will facilitate the return of Palestinians to the negotiating table, and reiterated the Israeli government's position that the road to peace is only a bilateral negotiation with the Palestinians.
" The only way to help is to pressure the Palestinians to return to the negotiation, without giving gifts that are useless in this process, "he said. In addition, likened the attitude of the countries in the region to Israel's interference in the long conflict that keep Argentina and the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
"A unilateral declaration of independence would be against everything we have agreed so far "said Reuben, who also expressed concern about the" network "of relationships that Iran, the main enemy of Israel, had been weaving in South America, particularly Venezuela. In his view, the agreements on many issues by the Iranian regime and the governments of the region are "of concern to the State of Israel".
"Iran is playing a not very favorable in these relationships, and we are worried. The carefully and we hope that no more Iranian infiltration, "he said. Reuben said that "something is hidden" behind some of these approaches and noted that "networking" Iran in Latin America could serve to circumvent the sanctions imposed on Tehran by the Security Council of the UN over its nuclear program.
The ambassador recalled that his country's Marina just intercepted in the Mediterranean the ship Victoria, under the flag of Liberia, which it accuses of carrying weapons from Iran to Gaza under Hamas control. The ship, which was bound for Egypt and left the Syrian port of Latakia, docked at the port of Mersin, Turkey, according to Israeli authorities.
Reuben noted that this incident proves that Tehran "will not stop sending weapons to terrorist groups around Israel. He also said that the riots had been shaken in recent months the Arab world shows that Israel is not the central problem region but to the governments "who have repressed their peoples for decades on behalf of the struggle against Zionism." He also was cautious about the possibility of installing democracy is finished in the countries of the region, after lengthy decades of authoritarian governments.
"It is the beginning of a historic change in the Middle East, but do not know if it will take one year, five, ten, twenty or a hundred," he noted.
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