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Germans Warns Israelis Against Military Strike on Iran
11 September 2012
Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle used plain language Sunday during his meeting in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, when he warned against an Israeli military strike against Iran. According to a high-ranking German official, Westerwelle warned Netanyahu that such an attack could dissolve the international coalition against Iran. He said Germany did not think that unilateral military action was the best option, adding, "We will keep up sanctions and diplomatic pressure on Iran. The West still sees room for diplomacy." Netanyahu called for setting up "red lines" with regard to Iran’s nuclear program, stressing that the enrichment of uranium past 20% should constitute such a red line, as alleged proof that Iran has decided to develop nuclear weapons. Netanyahu claimed that once Iran decides to build a bomb, it will need only six wieks to enrich a sufficient quantity of uranium to 90%, to use it in a nuclear weapon. Westerwelle also met with Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Apparently, Germany’s views are not appreciated by Netanyahu: He kept Westerwelle waiting in the conference room for one hour before the meeting could start. Israel officially protested a week ago against Germany’s planned sale of submarines to Eygpt—a sale that still has to get the go-ahead by Germany’s national security council. The Greens and other notorious agents of the Empire are already mobilizing against a positive decision of the national security council. Furthermore, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s personal letter to Netanyahu about two weeks ago, in which she is said to have told the Israeli leader that a military strike on Iran would not be backed by Germany, has angered some people in Israel. |