'Israel will take out Iran's nuke facilities if US does not'

'Israel will take out Iran's nuke facilities if US does not'

Washington, Sep 30 (PTI)

If Washington and its allies do not stop Iran's nuclear programs by
force if necessary, Israel will, three Israeli legislators visiting the
US have warned.
"Israel will not live under the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb. We
feel we are obliged to warn our friends that Israel should not be
pushed into a situation where we see no other solution but to act
unilaterally against Iran," said Yosef Lapid, head of the Shinui Party.

Lapid and his colleagues Yuval Steinitz, chairman of the Knesset
Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee and Arieh Eldad, a member of the
Israeli National Union Party said conventional diplomacy will not work
with Iran. "They won't be stopped unless they are convinced their
programmes will be destroyed if they continue," they said.
Steinitz said Israeli officials estimate Tehran is only two to three
years away from developing a nucelar bomb and that time is running out
for the world to act.
"We see an Iranian bomb as a devastating existential threat to Israel,
to the entire Middle East, to all Western interests in the region," he
said.
"For us, either the world will tackle Iran in advance or all of us will
face the consequences."
Eldad said Israelis across the political spectrum see Iran as the most
serious threat to Israel, one that cannot be ignored." Eldad conceded
that there could be problems if Israel acted. "If we have to do it, we
will do it. If the United States and the world community do it, there
is a chance the issue can be contained. If Israel has to do it alone,
there is no chance the conflict can be contained." PTI

'Israel will take out Iran's nuke facilities if US does not'

Washington, Sep 30 (PTI)

If Washington and its allies do not stop Iran's nuclear programs by
force if necessary, Israel will, three Israeli legislators visiting the
US have warned.
"Israel will not live under the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb. We
feel we are obliged to warn our friends that Israel should not be
pushed into a situation where we see no other solution but to act
unilaterally against Iran," said Yosef Lapid, head of the Shinui Party.

Lapid and his colleagues Yuval Steinitz, chairman of the Knesset
Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee and Arieh Eldad, a member of the
Israeli National Union Party said conventional diplomacy will not work
with Iran. "They won't be stopped unless they are convinced their
programmes will be destroyed if they continue," they said.
Steinitz said Israeli officials estimate Tehran is only two to three
years away from developing a nucelar bomb and that time is running out
for the world to act.
"We see an Iranian bomb as a devastating existential threat to Israel,
to the entire Middle East, to all Western interests in the region," he
said.
"For us, either the world will tackle Iran in advance or all of us will
face the consequences."
Eldad said Israelis across the political spectrum see Iran as the most
serious threat to Israel, one that cannot be ignored." Eldad conceded
that there could be problems if Israel acted. "If we have to do it, we
will do it. If the United States and the world community do it, there
is a chance the issue can be contained. If Israel has to do it alone,
there is no chance the conflict can be contained." PTI
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