As world leaders struggle to respond to the threats posed by Islamic terrorist groups such as ISIS and Boko Haram, the United Arab Emirates blamed Israel for the growing terrorist menace. Speaking at the first ever Security Council formal debate on violent extremism held on April 23, 2015, Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, representative from the United Arab Emirates stated: "In the Middle East the unresolved and brutal conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen, as well as the longstanding Israeli occupation, had led to further violence and fractured the global security order. These crises have left political vacuums, which have exacerbated extremism, leading to spill-over effects that have destabilized the entire region."