The headline on Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the U.N. was his expression of moral outrage at the U.N. for providing a forum for Iran's antisemitic Prime Minister.

But the speech was also noteworthy for how forward looking it was:

The primitivism of the 9th century ought to be no match for the progress of the 21st century. The allure of freedom, the power of technology, the reach of communications, should surely win the day.

Ultimately the past cannot triumpth over the future. And our future offers all nations magnificent bounties of hope. Because the pace of progress is growing, and it is growing exponentially.

It took us centuries to get from the printing press to the telephone, decades to get from the telephone to the personal computer, and only a few years to get from the personal computer to the Internet.

What seemed impossible a few years ago is already outdated. And we can scarcely fathom the changes that are yet to come. We will crack the genetic code. We will cure the incurable. We will lengthen our lives. We will find a cheap alternative to fossil fuel. And yes, we will clean up the planet.

I am proud that my country, Israel, is at the forefront of many of these advances. In science and technology, in medicine and biology, in agriculture and water, in energy and the environment. These innovations, from my country and many of your countries, offer humanity a sunlit future of unimagined promise.

But if the most primitive fanaticism can acquire the most deady weapons, the march of history could be reversed for a time...

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