Hebrew → English transcript

My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel. A short while ago, Israel and the

לפני שעה קלה יצאו ישראל וארצות הברית למערכה משותפת,

מבצע "שאגת הארי".

The objective of the operation

At this hour, the IDF is striking targets of the repressive regime, facilities of

the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij,

and together with the United States military, ballistic missile sites that

אתרי טילים בליסטיים שמאיימים הן על ישראל והן על כוחות ארצות הברית.

מבצע זה יימשך ככל הדרוש.

as necessary. For forty- seven years,

It has trampled its own citizens.

It has terrorized the peoples of the region.

It has spread an extensive terror network throughout the world.

It has invested enormous

resources in developing atomic bombs and tens of thousands of missiles intended,

as it defined it, to wipe Israel off the map of the world.

It has also armed the terrorist proxies around us: in Gaza, in Lebanon, in Syria,

in Iraq, in Yemen, in Judea and Samaria. And it has bled us.

והוא הקיז את דמנו.

But if anyone still needed

further proof regarding the murderous nature of the ayatollahs’ regime,

He received it last month.

Because we all saw how that reign of terror in Tehran carried out

Because we all saw how that reign of terror in Tehran carried out

באזרחי איראן עצמה.

It cold- bloodedly murdered thousands of children, adults, elderly people.

Tens of thousands were imprisoned, tortured, humiliated. And why? Just because

ולמה?

they asked for lives of freedom and dignity.

In the War of Rebirth and in Operation“ Am KeLavi,” our heroic soldiers dealt a

חיילינו הגיבורים היכו שוק על ירך את משטר האייתולות ושלוחיו.

אבל חיית הטרף הפצועה

prey has not stopped trying to recover, for the same goal:

למען אותה מטרה:

to destroy us. In recent months,

the tyrants in Iran have been scheming to rebuild their nuclear and

missile capabilities, and to hide them underground, where we will not be able to

לא נוכל לפגוע בהם.

strike them. If we do not stop them now, they will be invulnerable.

הם יהיו חסינים.

And for that,

in a barren, deceitful negotiation with our American friends. But the tyrants in

אבל הרודנים באיראן טעו טעות מרה.

Because the United States did not buy their lies, and we, we will not

ואנחנו,

sit idly by. When the shadow of annihilation hovers over us.

כשמרחף מעלינו צל ההשמדה.

And that is why we have now launched Operation“ Lion’s Roar,”

an action that is far more powerful than Operation“ Am Kol Lavi,”

We are doing this in full coordination with our friends in the United States,

under the courageous leadership of President Trump. Together with the United States,

יחד עם ארצות הברית נכה קשות במשטר הטרור.

We will create conditions that will allow the brave Iranian people to throw off the

לפרוק מעליו את עול המשטר הרצחני הזה.

During Operation“ Am Kol Lavi,” I was asked many times: Is toppling the regime

האם הפלת המשטר היא המטרה של המבצע, בנוסף להרחקת איום הגרעין והטילים?

And I answered that this was not the goal, but it can certainly be the outcome.

אבל זו בהחלט יכולה להיות התוצאה.

And indeed,

כשמיליוני איראנים יצאו לרחובות.

And now, now they are being given the opportunity to take their fate into

ליטול את גורלם בידם.

Citizens of Israel, as in“ Am Kol Lavi,” so in“ Lion’s Roar,”

כמו ב"עם כלביא",

גם ב"שאגת הארי",

we will all be required to show perseverance and great inner strength.

Because there will be a price, and perhaps even a heavy price.

Because there will be a price, and perhaps even a heavy price.

But I know what remarkable powers lie within our people, What wonderful powers lie

אלו כוחות מופלאים טמונים בכם, אזרחי ישראל.

מאז שהחלה מלחמת התקומה עמדנו יחד,

we have stood together, and today we will stand together as well. With bravery,

with brotherly solidarity, with mutual responsibility. I ask of you all:

with brotherly solidarity, with mutual responsibility. I ask of you all:

with brotherly solidarity, with mutual responsibility. I ask of you all:

אני מבקש מכולכם:

follow the Home Front Command’s instructions strictly, because you already know,

these instructions save lives.

Challenging days lie ahead of us. Every military action involves risk.

כל פעולה צבאית כרוכה בסיכון.

But the risk of not acting is immeasurably greater. Because if we do not act,

we will get a nuclear Iran,

we will get a nuclear Iran,

an Iran with tens of thousands of ballistic missiles, an Iran that will work

איראן שתפעל להשמיד אותנו

to destroy us and will be immune to our countermeasures. As a people who

desire life, we have no choice but to go out to battle. Only this time,

this time we are doing so with the tremendous combined power of the State of

this time we are doing so with the tremendous combined power of the State of

מכאן אני מבקש לפנות לאזרחי איראן.

citizens of Iran. You, citizens of Iran, and the Iranian army, the Artesh:

you are not our enemies, and we are not your enemies. We have a common enemy:

ואנחנו לא האויבים שלכם.

The murderous cult of ayatollahs that took over you using the repressive forces of

The murderous cult of ayatollahs that took over you using the repressive forces of

They are the ones who dragged your wonderful country down,

הם אלה שטבחו בכם, בהמוניכם.

And therefore,

I say to you: Anyone who lays down their weapon, including among the

כולל בקרב כוחות המשטר,

regime’s forces, will ensure their safety and will ensure their future.

ויבטיח את עתידו.

The Iranian people in all its parts: the Persians, the Kurds, the Azerbaijanis,

This is your opportunity to establish a new and free Iran,

הרימו ראש,

שאו מבט אל השמיים.

Our forces are there, the pilots of the free world. All of them are coming

טייסי העולם החופשי.

כולם באים לעזרתכם.

to your aid. Help has arrived. And I believe the

day is not far off when Israel and a free Iran will join hands for the sake of

day is not far off when Israel and a free Iran will join hands for the sake of

security and peace, for the sake of progress and prosperity. Citizens of Israel,

I wish to thank from the bottom of my heart the president of the United States,

I wish to thank from the bottom of my heart the president of the United States,

President Trump is not only Israel’s greatest friend ever in the White House.

He is also a determined leader of the free world.

He looks straight toward the coming generations,

ואחר כך פועל מתוך אחריות ואומץ.

Together we bring

In your name, citizens of Israel,

I salute the IDF commanders and their soldiers, our Air Force,

לחיל האוויר שלנו,

the Intelligence Directorate, the Mossad,

the women and men of the security forces, the women and men of the rescue forces.

I salute them for their courage and for the power of their deeds. And I say to you:

ואני אומר לכם:

An entire nation stands behind you, an entire nation prays for your success.

עם שלם נושא תפילה להצלחתכם.

My brothers and sisters, in two days we will celebrate the holiday of Purim.

בעוד יומיים נחגוג את חג הפורים.

Two thousand five hundred years ago in ancient Persia, a persecutor arose

against us with exactly the same goal: to annihilate our people completely.

להשמיד כליל את עמנו.

But Mordechai the Jew and Queen Esther,

with their courage and their resourcefulness, saved our people. In those Purim days,

הצילו את עמנו.

באותם ימי פורים,

the lot fell. And Haman the wicked fell with it.

והמן הרשע

נפל יחד איתו.

Even today, on the holiday of Purim, the lot has fallen. And the rule of evil

הפור נפל.

וסופו של משטר הרשע ליפול גם הוא.

הנביא עמוס אומר:

"אריה שאג, מי לא יירא".

במבצע "שאגת הארי", אנחנו שואגים:

“ Do not fear, Israel, for you are a lion’s cub.” We will stand as one person

נעמוד כאיש אחד בלב אחד,

with one heart, and with God’s help we will guarantee the eternity of Israel.

נבטיח את נצח ישראל.