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Arash
October 2, 2005
Is Israel planning Iran strike?
Saudis: Sharon presented Bush with satellite photos, said Israel would not wait
forever before attacking
By Roee Nahmias
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Editor: editor-in-chief[AT]y-i.co.il
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Sharon - Limited patience
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Bush - Giving diplomacy a chance
Tel Aviv -- Israel has proposed to the United States to strike Iran on several
occasions this year, Saudi newspaper al-Watan reported Sunday morning.
http://www.alwatan.com.sa/daily/2005-10-02/first_page/first_page06.htm
According to the report, the latest proposal was raised during the Knesset Defense
and Foreign Affairs Committee’s visit to Washington several days ago, where Committee
members apparently attempted to “market one agenda: Launching a war on Iran”.
The newspaper quoted Knesset Member Arieh Eldad (Email: aeldad[AT]knesset.gov.il /
http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=752) saying that
“nothing will restrain Iran aside from the use of force” and adding that Tehran’s
nuclear project will not end “unless it is "convinced" it will be destroyed through
military force”.
Meanwhile, Knesset Member Yosef (Tomy) Lapid (Email: ylapid[AT]knesset.gov.il /
http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=217) reportedly said
threats of sanctions and isolation have no effect on Iran.
Yuval Steinitz (Email: ysteinitz[AT]knesset.gov.il /
http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=695), chairman of the
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said the best hope is to make it clear
to Iranians that there was no chance they will ever see the fruits of a nuclear
program. Threats of sanctions and isolation alone will not do it".
“We won’t accept the fact we need to live under the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb
and therefore we feel we should warn our friends we don’t see any solution except for
acting on our own”, Lapid said according to the Saudi report.
Israeli deadline
The newspaper says this was not the first time Israel demanded to strike Iran.
President Bush rejected Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s offer to use military force
during the latter’s latest visit to Washington, the report said.
Sharon reportedly presented Bush with satellite photos of Iran’s nuclear facilities
and asked to attack them. The president apparently coldly referred him to U.S.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who told Sharon that U.S. chose to pursue the
diplomatic channel, in conjunction with European states, to resolve the problem.
Earlier reports said Sharon informed Washington in a special letter that Iranian
nuclear arms would threaten the safety of Israelis more than any other nation.
Sharon reportedly said Israel would consider postponing military action against
Tehran out of consideration for the U.S., but added Israel would not wait forever.
According to al-Watan, Israel made it clear that it would only be able to wait until
a certain date next year and would strike at Iran if no progress is made by that
time. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3150318,00.html
Washington Times (Moonies Central) - September 30, 2005
Israelis urge U.S. to stop Iran's nuke goals
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