Warns Against 'Hysteria' as Netanyahu Threatens Attack Again
by Jason Ditz,
April 24, 2012
Adding to the hope that the constant threats of war are empty ones,
Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz today expressed confidence
of a diplomatic solution with Iran, adding that he didn’t think Iran
would attempt to develop nuclear weapons.
The comments, made in a high profile interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz
on the occasion of Israeli Independence Day, also include an
admonishment to avoid “hysteria” about Iran’s program. This probably
won’t sit well with the nation’s civilian leadership, which is
constantly claiming Iran is “close” to nuclear weapons capability.
The interview in the Israeli press was in stark contrast to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s interview with US media outlet CNN, in which he insisted that there were no questions about Iran’s nuclear weapons program and that the international sanctions had “better work soon.”
Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have been expressing anger at the ongoing diplomatic negotiations with Iran, insisting that they have no hope of working. Defense Minister Ehud Barak even claimed last week that Israel might launch an attack while the negotiations were ongoing, saying that talking to the P5+1 didn’t “exempt” Iran from attack.
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/04/24/israeli-military-chief-iran-wont-develop-nuclear-weapons/
The comments, made in a high profile interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz
on the occasion of Israeli Independence Day, also include an
admonishment to avoid “hysteria” about Iran’s program. This probably
won’t sit well with the nation’s civilian leadership, which is
constantly claiming Iran is “close” to nuclear weapons capability.The interview in the Israeli press was in stark contrast to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s interview with US media outlet CNN, in which he insisted that there were no questions about Iran’s nuclear weapons program and that the international sanctions had “better work soon.”
Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have been expressing anger at the ongoing diplomatic negotiations with Iran, insisting that they have no hope of working. Defense Minister Ehud Barak even claimed last week that Israel might launch an attack while the negotiations were ongoing, saying that talking to the P5+1 didn’t “exempt” Iran from attack.
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/04/24/israeli-military-chief-iran-wont-develop-nuclear-weapons/
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