Addressing foreign journalists today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the notion of more sanctions against the Iranian government was pointless, and insisted rather that only military threats from the US could stop Iran.
“You have to ratchet up the pressure,” Netanyahu said, adding that they needed “a credible military option that is put before them by the international community led by the United States.”
The comments echo previous ones made by Netanyahu during his November US visit, during which he complained that the US wasn’t threatening to attack Iran nearly often enough. At the time US military leaders insisted that they were threatening Iran exactly the right amount.
Netanyahu’s desire to see more threats against Iran comes as Israeli officials publicly insisted Iran’s nuclear program had been set by at least five years by sabotage. Netanyahu was reportedly outraged by the comments, which go against decades of official Israeli policy insisting that Iran is always on the brink of creating a nuclear weapon through its civilian program.
Israel is a threat to world peace.
Bebe,
Shut the F### up!
That was EXACTLY the phrase that occurred to me…
The most recent NIE from the CIA says that Iran DOESN´T have a nuclear weapons program. They would have to kick out the inspectors first. There´s no evidence. Zero evidence. The Israeli Prime Minister is an insane warmonger.
Well in this instance Netanyahu hit the nail on the head: ' You have to ratchet up the pressure'. That is exactly what needs to be done – to advance the 'peace process'. Ratchet up the pressure on Israel by cutting off military aid, by denouncing their transgressions, by refusing to cover for them in UN resolution votes, by imposing sanctions for human rights violations of which there are numerous etc.
I'm sorry, is Netanyahu president of our country? Who the devil does he think he is? I know: the bag lady for our governmental recipients,
Er, . . . Would this be the same Benjamin Netanyahu who constantly frustrates and belittles US attempts to stop illegal settlement activity? Just asking–
Only 'threats' from the US can stop Iran? Threats for what- stopping the production of nuclear power- or weapons- which is allowed? What's wrong Israel- is nobody listening to you any more after whining so much for so many years? Or have you finally figured out you've bitten off more than you can chew and are looking to the US to save your hide again? Hint: Iran doesn't need nuclear weapons to destroy Israel, and they're not going to sit around and be abused forever.
This is a perfect example of the tough-guy line, Israel: Don't let your mouth write checks your body can't cash.
The US should force Israel to get rid of ALL Israels Nuclear weapons, we should blockade all of their sea, air and land borders. Force Israel out of occupied lands, then tell them to figure out how to live peacefully or lose the "given to them" state of Israel!!
As all the folks in Tuscon would say, Netenyahoo needs to "cool the rhetoric".
No more wars for Israel.
The USA should do more to promote the orthodox group in Israel. This will cause so much trouble between the secular and orthodox that many will leave and those that stay will be busy trying to kill each other. That is the only thing that will control a nation who would elect a war monger playing on the hero status of his brothers to start wars.
Israel is in a race to control Iran before the demographic bomb goes off- not the one we usually think of- the other one. There's a finite space of time before Israel no longer has an army due to the increasing proportion of their population that has a religious objection to military service- though strangely enough, no objection to policies that lead to war.