Israel Renews Warnings of Military Action After Iran Nuclear Deal

[Purveyor]

Source: TIME

Israel reacted with vehement skepticism at the signing of an interim agreement that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vociferously described as the “deal of the century” for Iran because it eased sanctions while allowing Tehran to continue enriching uranium.

“This is the first time the world’s leading powers have agreed to uranium enrichment while ignoring Security Council resolutions which they led and years worth of sanctions which contain the key to a peaceful diplomatic solution,” Netanayhu said at the start of the weekly Sunday morning cabinet meeting. “These sanctions are now being removed in return for cosmetic concessions which can be undone by the Iranians within weeks.” He followed the criticism with the kind of threat of military action that first brought the Iranian nuclear portfolio to global prominence three years ago. “Israel is not bound to this agreement while Iran is committed to the destruction of Israel,” Netanyahu said. “Israel has the right to protect itself in the face of any threat. I wish to reiterate that as the Prime Minister of Israel – Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear military capabilities.”

The same ominous sounds echoed through the government. “This is the Islamic Republic’s biggest diplomatic victory since Khomeini’s revolution, and the result here will be an arms race,” Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman told Army Radio on Sunday morning, as details of the agreement first became known. Recently returned to his job after being acquitted of corruption charges, Lieberman was among the Israeli officials lambasting the agreement for failing to cut back on the number of centrifuges currently operating, which stands above 18,000. The machines produce fissile material that can be used to create energy, or be upgraded to the intensity required to fuel a nuclear weapon. “The Iranians have material to manufacture a number of bombs, not [just] one,” Lieberman noted.

The head of the most right-wing faction in Netanyahu’s governing coalition, Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett, was more graphic: “If a nuclear suitcase blows up in New York or Madrid five years from now, it will be because of the deal that was signed this morning.”



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[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Right wing scare mongering

Israel needs a more balanced government. Labor would be better.

[Comrade Grumpy]

9. Yet Israelis keep voting for this asshole. That says something about Israelis.

[lostincalifornia]

19. Yet Americans voted for bush twice, says something about Americans

[Comrade Grumpy]

21. Yes, it does.

[Left Coast2020]

2. It seems this Yahoo dude has dreams of George Bush

A GWB wanna-be.

[bigdarryl]

3. I'm sick of Israel with there war threats

Don't they realize this is why the Arab states want nuclear weapons because Israel has all these weapons plus nuclear weapons and the Arab Countries are tired of getting threatened

[CountAllVotes]

4. +1

And who pray tell supplies Israel w/their nukes?

Look not far my friend ...

[WatermelonRat]

12. The French

Whether they directly collaborated with them or merely provided the tools and know-how to build a foundation for a nuclear program is a bit murky, though.

[CountAllVotes]

13. Try looking in the mirror

The culprit is not far from here ...

USA USA USA ...

[WatermelonRat]

17. Nope. The U.S. heavily aided their conventional military starting in the late 60's

but we never aided them in their nuclear program in the manner that you seem to be suggesting.

[on point]

5. Translation. Israel threatens to commit war crime - act of aggression

[fascisthunter]

6. real ideological psychopaths

[Jesus Malverde]

7. Desperate threats, and a recurring meme..

"If a nuclear suitcase blows up in New York or Madrid five years from now, it will be because of the deal that was signed this morning."

It takes a lot of chutzpah to threaten the United States with nuclear attack.

[CountAllVotes]

14. Especially considering where their nukes came from

A lot of damn guts indeed!

USA USA USA ...

[Comrade Grumpy]

8. Israel can fuck off.

[geek tragedy]

10. Don't expect us to come to your aid if you start a war, assholes.

Israel wants to live by the sword, they can deal with the consequences.

[Hippo_Tron]

11. I think it's a good thing that we're making the deal AND that Israel is opposing it...

Carrots and sticks... We've conceded Iran's right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, which is absolutely the right thing to do. But Israel is creating a credible threat of military action should they throw out the inspectors. I know people are tired of hearing about 14 dimensional chess, but I don't think this is 14 dimensional. Obama and Netanyahu likely have a much better relationship behind the scenes than we think they do.

[lumpy]

15. Living life according to the edicts of the Old Testament is a mistake.

n

[Ash_F]

16. He probably should not have endorsed Romney...

...if he wanted this White House to listen to him.

[NickB79]

18. "can be undone by the Iranians within weeks"

And if that occurs, the sanctions can go right back into place, even harsher than before, in even less time.

[cqo_000]

20. Iran is not scared of Israel's empty threats

Rohani laughs off Netanyahu's rhetoric

http://en.alalam.ir/news/1495805

[Nihil]

22. I trust that this terrorist is on international watch lists ...

> The head of the most right-wing faction in Netanyahu’s governing coalition,
> Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett, was more graphic: “If a nuclear suitcase
> blows up in New York or Madrid five years from now, it will be because of the
> deal that was signed this morning.”

Sounds like a rather nasty deranged person is issuing the threat of a WMD attack
to two different countries ...

Hope that he isn't allowed to fly into the US or Spain from now on.

Or doesn't it work that way if you aren't Islamic?

[Xithras]

23. Indeed. That was a stupid comment.

By uttering it, he just guaranteed that half the population will immediately suspect a false flag operation if such a detonation were to actually occur.

At a minimum, it was an incredibly stupid comment that cast Israel in a bad light.