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Israel Tells Clinton Military Option for Iran Must Remain on Table
[Ynet News] Roni Sofer - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met on Tuesday in Israel with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. All of them told Clinton that Iran's military nuclear program must be halted and that more pressure must be exerted to cut off the supply of missiles and technology to Tehran while combating the funding of terror organizations. Israel believes that time is running out while Tehran stalls in an effort to establish facts on the ground. Defense Minister Barak told Clinton during their meeting that Israel would not take any option off the table. In her meeting with Barak, Clinton pressed for Israel to open the Gaza border crossings and expressed her concerns regarding the impact the closure has on the humanitarian situation there. However, during her joint press conference with Minister Livni, Clinton said it was difficult to discuss the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza as long as the rocket attacks against Israel continue.