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12-12-06, 02:24 PM
If loose lips sink ships ... Look what a slip of the tongue can do.
Only a rumor outside of closed doors ... That Israel had the bomb.
Now everyone knows ...
Arutz Sheva News Service -
http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/)
OLMERT CRITICIZED FOR NUCLEAR STATEMENT
Monday’s statement by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, interpreted as an
admission that Israel possesses nuclear weaponry, aroused a storm of
protest over the loss of Israel’s traditional ambiguity.
In an interview with German SAT1 TV, Olmert was asked about the recent
statement by US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates which "explained"
Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. Gates told a Senate Committee
confirmation hearing that Iran is "surrounded by powers with nuclear
weapons — Pakistan to their east, the Russians to the north, the
Israelis to the west and us in the Persian Gulf.”
Olmert responded by saying, "We never threaten any nation with
annihilation. Iran openly, explicitly and publicly threatens to wipe
Israel off the map. Can you say that this is the same level, when they
[Iran] are aspiring to have nuclear weapons, as America, France,
Israel and Russia?”
Reactions from Israeli politicians across the political spectrum were
swift and fierce. They understood Olmert's statement as a declaration
that Iran is aspiring to have nuclear weapons "as do America, France,
Israel and Russia."
Likud Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz called for Olmert’s resignation in
the wake of what he called “a series of problematic slips of the
tongue in matters of defense.”
Former Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, speaking on Arutz-7's Hebrew
newsmagazine today, said that Olmert's statement gives ammunition to
Israel's enemies. "Other countries ask why only Iran is being
pressured, while Israel is not a signatory to the nuclear
proliferation charter," Shalom said. "It also enables Iran to claim
that it is developing nuclear capabilities in self-defense."
Only a rumor outside of closed doors ... That Israel had the bomb.
Now everyone knows ...
Arutz Sheva News Service -
http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/)
OLMERT CRITICIZED FOR NUCLEAR STATEMENT
Monday’s statement by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, interpreted as an
admission that Israel possesses nuclear weaponry, aroused a storm of
protest over the loss of Israel’s traditional ambiguity.
In an interview with German SAT1 TV, Olmert was asked about the recent
statement by US Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates which "explained"
Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. Gates told a Senate Committee
confirmation hearing that Iran is "surrounded by powers with nuclear
weapons — Pakistan to their east, the Russians to the north, the
Israelis to the west and us in the Persian Gulf.”
Olmert responded by saying, "We never threaten any nation with
annihilation. Iran openly, explicitly and publicly threatens to wipe
Israel off the map. Can you say that this is the same level, when they
[Iran] are aspiring to have nuclear weapons, as America, France,
Israel and Russia?”
Reactions from Israeli politicians across the political spectrum were
swift and fierce. They understood Olmert's statement as a declaration
that Iran is aspiring to have nuclear weapons "as do America, France,
Israel and Russia."
Likud Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz called for Olmert’s resignation in
the wake of what he called “a series of problematic slips of the
tongue in matters of defense.”
Former Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, speaking on Arutz-7's Hebrew
newsmagazine today, said that Olmert's statement gives ammunition to
Israel's enemies. "Other countries ask why only Iran is being
pressured, while Israel is not a signatory to the nuclear
proliferation charter," Shalom said. "It also enables Iran to claim
that it is developing nuclear capabilities in self-defense."