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Israel’s war referendum

Israel’s war referendum The Washington Times  February 9, 2009 – “……………….Many Israelis now believe the country no longer has the option of making this election a contest over who will better redistribute the wealth and expand the welfare state. Instead, it has become a referendum on who will best handle the challenges posed by Iran and its proxies………………………….The understandable perception that Israel has lost a significant portion of its deterrent capability has politically benefited Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the hawkish opposition Likud Party and current front-runner……………………… All of the major parties in Israel agree that Iran should not be permitted to develop nuclear weapons……………………….During the Bush administration’s final months in office, Washington rebuffed Mr. Olmert’s request for bunker-buster weapons that could be used to destroy hardened Iranian nuclear facilities buried underground, and it would not allow Israel to fly over Iraq to get to Iran. If Mr. Netanyahu wins on Tuesday, what will Mr. Obama say if Netanyahu requests bunker-busters? And if the American president says no, would Netanyahu – with a proverbial Iranian knife at his nation’s throat – decide to go it alone in attacking Iranian nuclear and missile targets?

Washington Times – EDITORIAL: Israel’s war referendum

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February 10, 2009 Posted by | Israel, politics | Leave a comment

Israel urged to attack Iran within the year

Israel urged to attack Iran within the year PRESSTV 4 Feb 09 Tel Aviv should attack Tehran in the coming year in order to get the mission accomplished, says an Israeli expert in weapons.

Isaac Ben-Israel, Israeli legislator and weapons expert, said Wednesday that Israel has only a year to pull off a successful strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

He, nevertheless, asserted that any attack would only delay, rather than sabotage, Iran’s breakthrough in nuclear technology.

The former defense official said an attack on Iran should take place before it is too late. “Last resort means when you reach the stage when everything else failed. When is this?” ………………………Tehran, meanwhile, insists their satellite was designed and produced for peaceful purposes and will enable the country to track natural disasters and improve its telecommunications infrastructure.

Press TV – Israel urged to attack Iran within the year

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February 5, 2009 Posted by | Israel, MIDDLE EAST, weapons and war | Leave a comment

The Associated Press: UN nuclear chief supports US-Iran talks

UN nuclear chief supports US-Iran talks
By EDITH M. LEDERER – 30 Jan 09 DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief said Thursday that Iran should fully disclose its nuclear programs at the same time that the U.S. starts a dialogue with Tehran without preconditions. Iran’s foreign minister said that President Obama must declare how his policies would differ from those of former President Bush.The maneuvering over a possible U.S.-Iranian dialogue came as Mohamed ElBaradei welcomed Obama’s statements that the new U.S. administration was willing to talk to Iran after the Bush administration’s refusal to deal with Tehran.In an interview with Al-Arabiya news channel on Tuesday, Obama condemned Iran’s threats to destroy Israel and its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons, but added: “It is important for us to be willing to talk to Iran, to express very clearly where our differences are, but where there are potential avenues for progress.””That is the way to go,” ElBaradei said at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “It is long overdue.””Iran should answer technical questions from the IAEA and the dialogue should start without preconditions,” ElBaradei said in the presence of Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.

The Associated Press: UN nuclear chief supports US-Iran talks

January 31, 2009 Posted by | Iran, politics | Leave a comment

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