As Iran gets closer than ever to becoming the world’s next nuclear power, Israel continues to insist it will not permit Tehran to reach the stage it can manufacture a nuclear bomb. Following is a statement released in Knesset by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday, 2 Kislev.

“We are anxiously monitoring the nuclear talks with Iran. We are also using our contacts and expressing our views, directly as well, in the international media, in my contacts with the American administration and other heads of government, in Minister Steinitz’s contacts with various security elements, in contacts with ministers in these governments and in the work of the National Security Council.

“I think that an important thing happened today. We have always said that no agreement is preferable to a bad agreement and the agreement that Iran signed is a very bad and dangerous agreement for Israel, for the region and in my opinion for the future of the entire world. It is very important that this agreement has been prevented as of now but a struggle is yet before us and we intend to continue this struggle in order to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear threshold state that would endanger us and others. Israel will always act on this matter and reserves its right to defend itself by itself.”

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)