(Ha'aretz) The effort to stop the "Iranian bomb" took on secondary importance in the wake of the call by Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to "wipe Israel off the map." The radical comment clarified the severity of the threat facing Israel and generated worldwide condemnation. But Israel cannot allow expressions of sympathy to suffice when it faces an enemy threatening to destroy it and aiming to arm itself with the means necessary to do so. The International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors is to meet again next Thursday to discuss turning the Iran matter over to the UN Security Council, which can impose sanctions. It's important for Israel to make it clear that time is running out and that diplomacy must have a clear and final target date. The Iranian bomb must be stopped before it becomes operational and fundamentally changes the balance of power in the Middle East.
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