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U.S., Israel Red Lines on Iran Still Far Apart

(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - Prime Minister Netanyahu indicated that Israel cannot give sanctions and diplomatic efforts with Iran another year to succeed. Obama tried to soften the impression that there are disagreements on the Iranian issue and is trying to convince Israel that it should continue to coordinate its moves with the U.S. rather than act alone against the Iranians. What remains unclear is whether the American president accepted Israel's demand that Washington show it is determined to resort to the military option should the negotiations and sanctions fail to stop Iran's nuclear program. This, Israel believes, will grant credibility to the negotiations between the world powers and Iran. Regarding Syria, while Obama did not say Israel has a green light to attack arms convoys from Syria to Lebanon, it is safe to assume that Israel does have the yellow light from the U.S. to do whatever is necessary to prevent the transfer of advanced and strategic weapons to Hizbullah.
2013-03-25 00:00:00
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