Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday tried to tone down rhetoric against Iran and Syria, less than a week after President Mahmoud Ahamedinejad visited Syria and from a podium flanked by the Syrian president and the leader of Hizbullah thumbed his nose at the United States and Israel.
"There is a process of methodical armament and incitement by Iran. We are not looking for any conflagration with Syria. The talk about us preparing an attack against Syria is not grounded in reality. It is Iran which is trying to create that impression," Netanyahu said at the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Referring to internal tensions in the country, Netanyahu said "the Iranians want freedom. Tens of thousands took to the streets and endangered their lives facing the regime in an impressive manner, but they do not have the power to bring the regime down." Netanyahu added that he did not agree to the view, held mostly by the United States, that severe sanctions will bring the Iranian population to commit "civilian suicide" to protect the regime.
"The schedule of the [United Nations'] Security Council can take anything between weeks and months, it can be a considerable amount of time. Russia unofficially already understands the risks of a nuclear-armed Iran and it is not something they wish to see come to pass, but the question is - whether Russia will join sanctions.
Source: Jerusalem Post | Journal-Post.com
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