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'Peace accord with Palestinians more urgent for Israel than Iran
attack'
Tuesday September 11, 2012 08:07:09 AM,
IANS
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Jerusalem: A former
head of Israeli military intelligence said Monday it would be
dangerous to attack Iranian nuclear facilities without US backing
in the near future.
Amos Yadlin expressed his concerns at the International Institute
for Counter-Terrorism World Summit, being held in Herzliya, near
Tel Aviv, reported Xinhua.
Yadlin stressed that since a strike would not completely prevent
but only set back Iran's nuclear plans, Israel will need
political, economic and military support from the US to ensure
that Iran wouldn't develop nuclear weapons capabilities.
"Israel cannot do this alone and should not do so without U.S.
backing," Yadlin added.
Meanwhile, Israeli opposition leader Shaul Mofaz, said that a
bi-national Israeli-Palestinian state worried him more than a
nuclear Iran.
"The danger of Israel becoming a bi-national state is far greater
than the Iranian threat," Mofaz said during the summit, stressing
that the first priority on the national agenda should be a peace
accord with the Palestinians.
"The longer Israel waits, the harder that goal would become," he
added, pointing to the danger of Hamas and other extremists
intensifying their strength and control over Palestinian
institutions and society.
Mofaz said while it wouldn't be easy, it is still possible to
reach an agreement with the Palestinians, and that border and
security issues can be resolved relatively quickly.
In recent months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
Defense Minister Ehud Barak widely discussed the possibility that
Israel would attack Iran in order to halt its nuclear plan which,
they charge, poses an existential threat to the existence of the
state of Israel.
However, last week Netanyahu seemed to be more open to diplomatic
efforts to curb the Iranian nuclear plan, calling upon the US and
its western allies to draw a "clear red line" for Iran and its
leaders.
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