The following is part of a CNN Exclusive:
Iran is in an “open war” with Israel, President Shimon Peres said Monday, as he pointed the finger at Iran and Hezbollah for last week’s bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israelis.
In an exclusive interview with CNN, Peres said Israel would act to prevent further attacks.
Peres said Israel had “enough” hard intelligence to link the Bulgaria attack to Iran and its proxy Hezbollah and believes more attacks are being planned as part of what he called an “open war against Israel.”
Asked whether the Bulgaria bombing and the other attempted attacks were revenge for the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists, which Iran blames on Israel, Peres said that Israel has never claimed responsibility for the killings. But he noted that Israel has a right to prevent killing of its citizens.
With neighboring Syria in a spiral of violence, Peres said Israel will be forced to seize Syria’s chemical weapons if there is a risk President Bashar al-Assad would use them against Israel or that the arsenal could fall into terrorist hands.
“The use of chemical weapons is internationally forbidden… and what do you do when somebody violates the law? You fight against it,” Peres said.
With Israel facing a potential influx of refugees, Peres said although no Syrians have tried to enter the country, Israel would not help any refugees who want to cross the border and would use force against any armed individuals.
“If they will come by force, we shall stop them by force,” Peres said. “If they shall come in without force, we shall stop them the way any country defended her border with civilian means.”
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If we want to be credible in the eyes of the world, we must give the world some evidence. Not actual evidence – just a hint of HOW exactly we know Iran is behind it.
Was it signals intelligence? What unit intercepted it?
Was it human intelligence? Which agency?
Tell us something like “The IDF’s unit 82 intercepted communications between senior Iranian and senior Hizballah leaders that discussed the attack.” Doesn’t reveal any sources or details, but it makes it a lot more acceptable than just saying “we KNOW Iran did it” without telling anything else. Sorry, but this isn’t North Korea – this is the entire (free) world, and the world won’t just believe it because The Government Says So. This isn’t the 1700s.
to the The Chassidishe Gatesheader says in the world of intellgence the less you talk to the media the better the less poeple know the better if you want iran to know
Sorry #1,
But why do you think any intelligent intelligence company want to reveal such info? It would give away too much information…
Perhaps he did not cite sources due to security concerns.