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Israel defence minister suggests strike on iran { November 10 2006 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=591071c1-9a9a-42f1-a1e0-1a8a8bb4f3bb&k=67108 http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=591071c1-9a9a-42f1-a1e0-1a8a8bb4f3bb&k=67108 Deputy defence minister hints: Israeli military strike on Iran a possibility Canadian Press Published: Friday, November 10, 2006 JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's deputy defence minister suggested in comments published Friday that Israel might be forced to launch a military strike against Iran's nuclear program - the clearest statement yet of this possibility from a high-ranking Israeli official. "I am not advocating an Israeli pre-emptive military action against Iran and I am aware of its possible repercussions," Deputy Defence Minister Ephraim Sneh, a former general, told The Jerusalem Post daily. "I consider it a last resort. But even the last resort is sometimes the only resort." Government spokeswoman Miri Eisin said Sneh's comments did not necessarily reflect the view of Israel's government or Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Israel sees Iran as the greatest threat to its survival. Iran's hardline president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has frequently called for Israel's destruction, and Israelis do not believe his claims that Iran's nuclear program is meant to develop energy, not arms. Israel crippled Iraq's nuclear program 25 years ago with an air strike on its unfinished nuclear reactor. Experts say Iran has learned from Iraq's mistakes, scattering its nuclear facilities and building some underground. Sneh's tough talk is the boldest to date by a high-ranking Israeli official. Olmert and other Israeli leaders frequently discuss the Iranian threat in grave terms, but stop short of threatening Israeli military action. Years of diplomacy have failed to persuade Iran to modify its nuclear program so it can't develop nuclear weapons. © The Canadian Press 2006

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