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Former IDF Chief Moshe Ya'alon (Nir Kafri)
Last update - 11:04 24/11/2008
Aide: Ex-IDF chief did not call for Ahmadinejad to be killed
By Haaretz Service
Tags: iranian revolution 

Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Moshe "Boogie" Ya'alon was quoted as saying by an Australian newspaper this week that the West must consider all options necessary to stop Tehran's nuclear program, including assassinating Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

An associate of Ya'alon said, however, that the fomer IDF chief's comments on the necessity of considering assassination were taken out of context.

The associate noted in a statement that Ya'alon confirms he said it is possible to defeat the Iranian regime through economic, political, diplomatic means, and that military means are to be used as a last resort.
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"He said that any other quotes on this matter are incorrect and have been taken out of context," the associate said.

In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, published in Australia Monday morning, Ya'alon said: "We have to confront the Iranian revolution immediately. There is no way to stabilize the Middle East today without defeating the Iranian regime. The Iranian nuclear program must be stopped."

When asked whether "all options" included a military deposition of Ahmadinejad and the rest of Iran's current leadership, Ya'alon told The Herald: "We have to consider killing him. All options must be considered."

Ya'alon, who served as IDF chief from 2002 through the final year of the Palestinian Intifada in 2005, also told The Herald that a military strike on Iran would be welcomed by regional elements as quelling the most divisive conflict in the Middle East today.

"Any military strike in Iran will be quietly applauded by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the Gulf states," he was quoted by The Herald as saying.

"It is a misconception to think that the Arab-Israeli conflict is the most important in the Middle-East. The Shiite-Sunni schism is much bigger, the Persian-Arab divide is bigger, the struggle between national regimes and jihadism is much bigger," he was quoted as saying. "And I can't imagine the U.S. will want to share power in the Middle East with a nuclear-armed Iran."

The former army chief told the paper he has long seen Iran as the source of regional terrorism and was surprised the United States chosen to invade Iraq in its stead.

"I was chief of staff during Operation Iraqi Freedom and I was surprised the U.S. decided to go into Iraq instead of Iran," The Herald quoted him as saying. "Unfortunately, the American public didn't have the political stomach to go into Iran."

Ya'alon made headlines last week when he announced that he would be running for the Knesset on hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud list, after weeks of being courted by the opposition leader.

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      1.   Take Isarael out, these crazies are much too dangerous. 19:42  |  Andreas 23/11/08
      2.   Iran: Israel only affords to bark and throw empty threats 19:45  |  Aounist 23/11/08
      3.   Deception 19:46  |  refugee 23/11/08
      4.   What a big, fat, stupid mouth this man has 19:47  |  Clickfool 23/11/08
      5.   The Tragedy of the Caliphate Empire 19:51  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/11/08
      6.   "Arabian Nights" have long since become an Arabian nightmare 19:56  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/11/08
      7.   World: We don`t care about Israel. 20:02  |  Jewish Refugee 23/11/08
      8.   No end to the raving insanity 20:03  |  Mark Lincoln 23/11/08
      9.   Ahmadinejad would not be missed n/t 20:09  |  Anonymous 23/11/08
      10.   Ahmadinejad is the flavor of the month? 20:09  |  Natallie Durson 23/11/08
      11.   Syrian reactor was not an empty threat 20:09  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/11/08
      12.   Loose lips 20:09  |  Doron 23/11/08
      13.   Ya`alon Frustarted...and so is Israel...... 20:17  |  ali 23/11/08
      14.   I didn`t know that "Fatwas" are allowed in the Jewish religion... 20:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 23/11/08
      15.   An answer to Clickfool`s question 20:19  |  Rahim 23/11/08
      16.   Killing Hitler would have saved me 20:20  |  Child killed by Nazi 23/11/08
      17.   Targeted Assassinations 20:24  |  Palestinian Brit 23/11/08
      18.   TO NO 5. 20:28  |  DANNY. 23/11/08
      19.   A rightist hunting for votes ... 20:28  |  Axel 23/11/08
      20.   BIG plans 20:29  |  LNRD 23/11/08
      21.   A rightist hunting for votes ... 20:30  |  Axel 23/11/08
      22.   Gen.(r) Ya·alon from "down under"! 20:33  |  Stephen. 23/11/08
      23.   Funny - Ya`alon was for invading Iraq, not Iran at the time 20:45  |  Raanan 23/11/08
      24.   Just imagine 20:45  |  Arie 23/11/08
      25.   Aoun:"Israel only empty threats" 20:46  |  Arie 23/11/08
      26.   To Genuine? Tosefta 20:51  |  Analyzer 23/11/08
      27.   New Magic Trick 20:51  |  Baz Mann 23/11/08
      28.   Who`e applauding? 20:54  |  Iranian 23/11/08
      29.   This man sounds like a nut case. 20:57  |  John 23/11/08
      30.   Axel 20:59  |  rm 23/11/08
      31.   If Ahmadinejad dead,Israel will be resposable 20:59  |  Mezhad 23/11/08
      32.   He hasn`t learned a thing ... 21:03  |  Indiginous 23/11/08
      33.   FInally someone 21:04  |  Paul 23/11/08
      34.   Israel and the gulf states more united 21:04  |  Septimus 23/11/08
      35.   Ya`alon 21:05  |  Eric 23/11/08
      36.   Ridiculous 21:09  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/11/08
      37.   I didn`t know that Fatwas are allowed.... 21:22  |  Nicholas 23/11/08
      38.   What a stupid idea considering Ahmadinejad will be voted out... 21:22  |  JustMe 23/11/08
      39.   No critic of Israel here has ever accused Ahmid for being a nut 21:29  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/11/08
      40.   Pass The Word To Netanyahu 21:29  |  Jim 23/11/08
      41.   If Yaalon Did Utter Those Words-I Agree With Clickfool! 21:32  |  Jane 23/11/08
      42.   A dangerous man 21:35  |  damyst 23/11/08
      43.   "Arabian Nights" have long since become an Arabian nightmare 21:36  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/11/08
      44.   Who is this idiot? 21:36  |  An Israeli 23/11/08
      45.   Let us kill 21:38  |  alan 23/11/08
      46.   Swiss (Dino) # 7 _ Ascribing A religious Component 21:42  |  Eli 23/11/08
      47.   Syrian reactor destroyed and the skies didn`t fall, Mughnieh gone 21:42  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/11/08
      48.   Talk Is Cheap 21:44  |  Cool B 23/11/08
      49.   Double Standards 21:46  |  Abe 23/11/08
      50.   Ya`alon has my full support (and vote) 21:48  |  Catholic Israeli 23/11/08
      51.   RE: What a big, fat, stupid mouth this man has 21:50  |  Proud Israeli 23/11/08
      52.   All glory in Arb world is temporary, Refugee from Arb World 21:53  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/11/08
      53.   Ya`lon 21:54  |  eva 23/11/08
      54.   #7 Swiss (Dino) 21:57  |  Jim 23/11/08
      55.   The mosquito and the swamp 21:59  |  Brod 23/11/08
      56.   IS YA` ALON FOR REAL 22:01  |  X-MILITARY 23/11/08
      57.   @ali: You say what? 22:02  |  ADGroup 23/11/08
      58.   What part of there wont be another holocaust dont you understand? 22:12  |  Dan 23/11/08
      59.   It won`t change anything 22:14  |  Frank 23/11/08
      60.   Leave Australia out of your war mongering! 22:14  |  Maureen Ann 23/11/08
      61.   Will the Israeli Leaders Ever Learn To Think Before They Talk? 22:23  |  massaraksh 23/11/08
      62.   Discretion is the better part of valour 22:28  |  Peter Williams 23/11/08
      63.   Bibi`s choice... 22:37  |  Esther 23/11/08
      64.   to dino you have no problems with Iranian fatwas 22:55  |  CM 23/11/08
      65.   Twaddle 23:02  |  Mark Lincoln 23/11/08
      66.   He`s Crazy! 23:15  |  MB 23/11/08
      67.   This IS Terrorism Pure and Simple 23:15  |  Gisele 23/11/08
      68.   A nut case maybe, but will probably become a Knesset member 23:16  |  Fiona 23/11/08
      69.   Iran assasinated 90 Argentines and all of you shut your mouths 23:20  |  Argentinian 23/11/08
      70.   Has Bibi vetted all the luminaries that joined him...?! 23:25  |  Esther 23/11/08
      71.   isn`t this guy a wanted war criminal? 23:31  |  he will get elected 23/11/08
      72.   Boogie`s got my vote 23:33  |  don 23/11/08
      73.   Mr Yaalon declered ... 23:36  |  Noah 23/11/08
      74.   cause of problem in middle-east is Israeli occupation not Iran 23:38  |  pinar hasan 23/11/08
      75.   crazy, full time crazy israelis....unflippingly unbelievable 23:48  |  african 23/11/08
      76.   `Boogi` Ya`alon 23:58  |  The Teacher/Instruct 23/11/08
      77.   He is a very sick man ..... 00:05  |  leo 24/11/08
      78.   The Israeli solution to every problem 00:05  |  Maki 24/11/08
      79.   # 14 CM 00:06  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      80.   The dumbest idea I ever heard 00:07  |  judith 24/11/08
      81.   Whats Wrong With Killing Him 00:12  |  Ronald 24/11/08
      82.   bogie and mahmood 00:14  |  gattush 24/11/08
      83.   # 14 By the way, CM....... 00:14  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      84.   What A Stupid Thing To Say Publicly 00:17  |  Jeff Northridge 24/11/08
      85.   To Swiss Dino so you are for death penalty? 00:38  |  CM 24/11/08
      86.   ESISTENTIAL THREAT TO THE WORLD 00:44  |  CHOSEN WORLD 24/11/08
      87.   Jeff,have you considered that this could be a smart slip of tongu 00:45  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/11/08
      88.   to Swiss Dino by the way 00:53  |  CM 24/11/08
      89.   Ya`alon for PM! 01:23  |  Kim Hartveld 24/11/08
      90.   Re;Jeff Northridge 01:26  |  e.m Jordan is Palse 24/11/08
      91.   If It Were Only Ya`alon.... 01:29  |  massaraksh 24/11/08
      92.   Moshe Ya`alon In Election Mode...Hard to Trust a Politician!! 01:30  |  Reader 24/11/08
      93.   What an idiot Ya`alon can be ! 01:31  |  Fortuna Benmayor 24/11/08
      94.   To #26 Gattush: No One Would Lose Sleep If Ahmadingad Gets It 01:35  |  massaraksh 24/11/08
      95.   HAARETZ Headline V`s SMH interview.It is the LAST option 01:46  |  PETER SM 24/11/08
      96.   an ominous PORTENT of what NETANYAHU will bring to israel 01:49  |  eric 24/11/08
      97.   SWISS Killing an enemy who calls&ppays for your destruction is ?? 01:50  |  PETER SM. 24/11/08
      98.   #28 And he was eagerly sought by Likud, Jeff 01:56  |  Johnboy 24/11/08
      99.   #25 What`s wrong with killing him, Ronald? 02:00  |  Johnboy 24/11/08
      100.   Pass The Word To Netanyahu (2nd try) 02:00  |  Jim 24/11/08
      101.   #7 Swiss (Dino) (2nd try) 02:02  |  Jim 24/11/08
      102.   #10 John (2nd try) 02:04  |  Jim 24/11/08
      103.   This guy ought not to be a politician 02:07  |  Lexo 24/11/08
      104.   Let`s hear about all of those Iranian threats.... 02:08  |  Gray 24/11/08
      105.   A change of course ..... time is running out 02:20  |  allang 24/11/08
      106.   General vs Ahmedinejad 02:22  |  Brod 24/11/08
      107.   Moron 02:22  |  Ilya 24/11/08
      108.   Ha may kill Ahmadinejad but the truth won`t go away 02:34  |  Edith 24/11/08
      109.   Great comment, Genuine Tosefta # 5 02:55  |  Fortuna Benmayor 24/11/08
      110.   "Ex-IDF chief`s Ahmadinejad remarks taken out of context" my ass! 03:01  |  BigBird 24/11/08
      111.   Take Down Iran Nukes with Iran-Mullahs Parliament 03:09  |  Joseph.E 24/11/08
      112.   It`s not the first time this kink of talk is... 03:56  |  ManintheMiddle 24/11/08
      113.   MAKI why do you have a problem if Israel threatens back 04:28  |  PETER SM 24/11/08
      114.   And What Was Ahmadinejad Taken Out Of? 04:44  |  Yosemite 24/11/08
      115.   Stupid fat man! 05:21  |  Niva dos Santos 24/11/08
      116.   What is wrong to kill the men who want wipe off Israel from the m 05:47  |  e.m Jordan is Palse 24/11/08
      117.   kill iran`s president 05:55  |  d 24/11/08
      118.   To the idiots out there 06:17  |  Ruth Broch 24/11/08
      119.   Our bad 06:38  |  ccb 24/11/08
      120.   IDF Hero 06:48  |  Free 24/11/08
      121.   Come to think of it.... 07:19  |  Esther 24/11/08
      122.   A change of course ..... time is running out 07:52  |  allang 24/11/08
      123.   Just wish 08:26  |  lily 24/11/08
      124.   We should belueve them: ?Possession of nuclear weapons to be ... 08:32  |  Jean Van Daem 24/11/08
      125.   Ya`alon: In order to defeat Ahmadinejad you become Ahmadinejad 08:34  |  Natallie Durson 24/11/08
      126.   #42 Ruth 08:38  |  American 24/11/08
      127.   #17 Gisele,threatening to wipe a country off the map is also 08:39  |  Hastaroth 24/11/08
      128.   No Assassinations, No Nukes 08:44  |  John Isenhower 24/11/08
      129.   A flat out call to Middle East war... - 12 hours later... 08:46  |  BBSNews 24/11/08
      130.   which Iranian facilities will Israel bomb 09:04  |  Joe 24/11/08
      131.   just a note here for the credulous: Ahmadinejad favors 09:05  |  regime change 24/11/08
      132.   @52 How does Ahmadinejad intend to regime change in Israel? Ask 09:29  |  PETER SM 24/11/08
      133.   Generals are useless politicians 10:21  |  sam 24/11/08
      134.   mahmoud is not worth a rusted shekel 10:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 24/11/08
      135.   For Sam # 97 11:29  |  Clickfool 24/11/08
      136.   to Clickfool 11:48  |  sam 24/11/08
      137.   Lots of wars get started... 12:01  |  Tzfonit 24/11/08
      138.   #98, Durson: the int`l community is closing ranks 12:04  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 24/11/08
      139.   Superbly written Genuine Tosefta 12:27  |  Johnny 24/11/08
      140.   An Israeli attack upon Iran is a fantasy aimed at the gullible 12:58  |  Natallie Durson 24/11/08
      141.   Provoking Iran 13:02  |  Neutered Observer 24/11/08
      142.   Killing Ahmedinejad - Dumb! 13:30  |  Passenger57 24/11/08
      143.   No. 15 13:56  |  SakuraOne 24/11/08
      144.   Is that better or worse than yawning? 14:44  |  yawnie 24/11/08
      145.   #4 16:15  |  mike the dolphin 24/11/08
      146.   # 54 Jim, thanks for the little "Torah-lecture"....... 17:29  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      147.   SakuraOne - Illegal? 17:31  |  ChanahS 24/11/08
      148.   # 85 / # 88 CM 17:45  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      149.   Ahmedinajad will fall alone 18:35  |  arik 24/11/08
      150.   Swiss (Dino) big difference 18:55  |  David Israel 24/11/08
      151.   Pinar hasan 19:04  |  David Israel 24/11/08
      152.   One look at Moshe Yaalon`s miserable face... 19:39  |  Silvienne 24/11/08
      153.   No. 147, ChanahS 20:04  |  SakuraOne 24/11/08
      154.   David Israel 20:08  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/11/08
      155.   # 149 David Israel / # 46 Eli 20:14  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      156.   Genuine Tosefta I hate to say but you are wrong 20:36  |  David Israel 24/11/08
      157.   Swiss (Dino) #155 20:43  |  David Israel 24/11/08
      158.   #154, Genuine Tosefta... 21:26  |  Silvienne 24/11/08
      159.   #147 Channahs if it aint illegal for Israel it aint for Iran 21:28  |  Labhras 24/11/08
      160.   #146 Swiss Dino Saur 21:40  |  H 24/11/08
      161.   # 157 David Israel 21:44  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      162.   Swiss (Dino) 22:33  |  David Israel 24/11/08
      163.   No difference 22:48  |  Peter 24/11/08
      164.   For Chanah S # 147 23:48  |  Clickfool 24/11/08
      165.   Ya`alon not Ahmadinejad should be killed for his war crimes 23:52  |  Dutch 24/11/08
      166.   Clickfool - Did you ever look at your big, fat, stupid mouth 00:25  |  Ben 25/11/08
      167.   You`re right Clickfool... 00:46  |  BBSNews 25/11/08
      168.   The last government 00:47  |  American 25/11/08
      169.   #147, ChanahS... 00:47  |  Silvienne 25/11/08
      170.   #138 Oh Cipora, really! 01:08  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      171.   #164 Say Clickfool 01:11  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      172.   #154 Well, alrightee, Silvienne, you go girl!! 01:15  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      173.   "AMERICAN" You people have been deluding yourselves with the same 02:05  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      174.   If anyone should be brought to bear fortheir crimes it should be. 02:08  |  Dutch 25/11/08
      175.   SYLVIENNE one look at Ahmadinejads face makes you think of? 02:08  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      176.   David Israel # 162 Knowing frend from foe 03:28  |  American in NY 25/11/08
      177.   #166:American wrong on all points 04:29  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 25/11/08
      178.   AM in NY Repeated surveys show that Americans do know 05:25  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      179.   A In NY - Israel is USA`s most trusted ally 05:35  |  David Israel 25/11/08
      180.   173 and 177 decieving themselves 05:42  |  American 25/11/08
      181.   DORIS hasn`t heard of Kurdistan either Nor Arabs opting for war 05:51  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      182.   American from Ann Arbor, you nailed it... 06:12  |  BBSNews 25/11/08
      183.   If he didn`t call for his assassination 06:26  |  real vision 25/11/08
      184.   "AMERICAN" if all else fails escape back to the jargon 06:37  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      185.   ANY, also correct... 06:44  |  BBSNews 25/11/08
      186.   Ain`t that sweet? 07:03  |  Jasper 25/11/08
      187.   thats why he is the Ex-IDF chief 07:35  |  JOE BARNATHAN 25/11/08
      188.   #166 Ben, sweet lips. 07:58  |  Maureen Ann 25/11/08
      189.   BBS feel free to present a statistically valid survey instead of 08:00  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      190.   A zionist marches up & down banging his little tin drum # 166 09:29  |  Clickfool 25/11/08
      191.   Bully boy Ya`alon 12:29  |  Ben too. 25/11/08
      192.   #172, ballistic... 18:22  |  Silvienne 25/11/08
      193.   #190 Well, ouch Clickfool 19:35  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      194.   #192 Silvienne--part 1 19:41  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      195.   #192 Silvienne part 2 19:46  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      196.   Silvienne re Haaretz citation 19:48  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      197.   david Israel # 179 Israel is not even an ally 21:07  |  American in NY 25/11/08
      198.   #197 American in NY re David Israel 22:17  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      199.   Hey Silvienne 23:29  |  ballistic 25/11/08
      200.   Lovers of Israel 23:38  |  The Teacher/Instruct 25/11/08
      201.   ballistic... 17:30  |  Silvienne 26/11/08
      202.   ballistic.... 17:31  |  Silvienne 26/11/08
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