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Last update - 12:20 30/04/2009
Peres: Bombing Iran may not be the 'best solution'
By DPA
Tags: Israel news, Iran, nuclear 

President Shimon Peres said Wednesday that attacking Iran would only postpone its ability to build an atom bomb.

"I'm not sure that bombing the nuclear facilities is the best solution. You know, the moment there are centrifuges, you can destroy the centrifuges. You cannot destroy the know-how to create centrifuges. You can postpone," he told Channel 10.

Asked whether Israel could accept a nuclear Iran, the president said: "Attacking the nuclear sites is not the only option. The West has other options. First of all we can tell the Iranians 'If you launch a nuclear attack, it doesn't matter against whom, it will elicit a nuclear response.' Secondly, we can monitor their missiles. It is easier to monitor launching devices. If, like they say, they are not interested in developing nuclear weapons, why do they need launchers?"
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Peres also said the new Israeli government of hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should work for a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

"We've finished agreement with the Egyptians, with the Jordanians. Now we need to finish with the Palestinians. The differences [that require settling] aren't big."

Until next month's meeting between Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, all reports about the new government's intentions and policies were just "talk."

"The opening line will be in that conversation and each side will hear what it is really about."

Peres gave interviews to Israel's television stations on the occasion of Israel's 61st Independence Day.

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      1.   Peres and his fantasies 23:34  |  Clickfool 29/04/09
      2.   Is this idiot still thinking to bomb Iran? 23:36  |  kaled 29/04/09
      3.   Really??? No way! 23:45  |  Mad Iranian 29/04/09
      4.   See How You Feel About It Tomorrow... 23:55  |  Yosemite 29/04/09
      5.   Pocket philosopher Peres at it again,he had voted against 23:58  |  Absolute Sweden 29/04/09
      6.   They can follow the Israeli example 00:15  |  Axel 30/04/09
      7.   Peres is right. 00:24  |  Darius 30/04/09
      8.   Why the US didn`t nuke the Soviets in 1962 00:30  |  Mark Lincoln 30/04/09
      9.   Peres you are forgetting one thing:Iran would use proxies to nuke 00:31  |  Doron Katz 30/04/09
      10.   Not be the `best solution 00:36  |  WHG 30/04/09
      11.   Peres 00:42  |  badie 30/04/09
      12.   they get the bomb = israel is in trouble 00:42  |  kevin 30/04/09
      13.   there are no solutions in the ME but... 00:51  |  Avi 30/04/09
      14.   The trouble is Israel 01:38  |  Jorge 30/04/09
      15.   Peres` analysis is flawed 01:40  |  Brod 30/04/09
      16.   Peres introduced the ME to nukes so she should know! 02:07  |  American 30/04/09
      17.   Bombing Iran is the Only Solution 02:07  |  UsedToPostHere 30/04/09
      18.   re: WHG 02:09  |  UsedToPostHere 30/04/09
      19.   Fools Talk 02:22  |  Mike Levine 30/04/09
      20.   I read somewhere... 02:42  |  Maureen Ann 30/04/09
      21.   #4 02:44  |  Frank 30/04/09
      22.   More blah blah blah from Israel 03:21  |  maoriboy 30/04/09
      23.   Get used to it because... 03:24  |  Jamshid 30/04/09
      24.   Good thinking President Peres. Everyone knew that but you. 03:25  |  Lou Medel 30/04/09
      25.   Sanguinary sorts 03:27  |  Morris Valentine 30/04/09
      26.   #4 Kevin in New Jersey 03:34  |  Lou Medel 30/04/09
      27.   You people are paranoid 03:34  |  James 30/04/09
      28.   Doron proxies won`t exempt Iran from nukes 04:11  |  Peter Williams 30/04/09
      29.   The time has arrived if Peres & Liberman are talking no attack 04:28  |  Mark Leaman 30/04/09
      30.   Yes Maureen, it was payback for Georgia... 04:46  |  BBSNews 30/04/09
      31.   Peres didnt want to bomb Saddam Hhussains reactor either 05:06  |  zionist forever 30/04/09
      32.   It might not be the best solution, but it`s the only solution... 05:08  |  Gili 30/04/09
      33.   iran 06:21  |  Aziz 30/04/09
      34.   Econimic sanctons 06:35  |  Susan 30/04/09
      35.   The only solution? 06:37  |  MB 30/04/09
      36.   9 06:41  |  zionist forever 30/04/09
      37.   Best No but only yes 06:44  |  Baruch Gold 30/04/09
      38.   no sleep for those who wake 06:51  |  luka 30/04/09
      39.   Bombing Iran 06:56  |  DT 30/04/09
      40.   The policy of land for peace. 07:25  |  Jean Van Daem 30/04/09
      41.   It`s not the best solution. It`s not a solution at all. 07:40  |  Tzfonit 30/04/09
      42.   the essential question 08:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/04/09
      43.   Who says that Iran has no A.Bomb..? 08:10  |  Stephen. 30/04/09
      44.   name the proxies, doron... 08:13  |  eric 30/04/09
      45.   Shalom Cipora JK, the price of a weakened Iran 08:48  |  Tzfonit 30/04/09
      46.   WHAT the P.C. press will not tell you about Iran 08:51  |  PETER SM 30/04/09
      47.   Eric, wake up please. 08:55  |  Tzfonit 30/04/09
      48.   ERIC Guess what? terrorists have no borders.Iran strongly 09:01  |  PETER SM 30/04/09
      49.   "Peace is just around the corner"? Only via the Saudi Plan! 09:02  |  Ivar 30/04/09
      50.   BUT ITS THE 2ND BEST SOLUTION! 09:11  |  Ernest Graefenberg 30/04/09
      51.   Ivar the saudi plan you love is a bad deal for Israel 09:41  |  zionist forever 30/04/09
      52.   # 4 it`s you who is naive, kevin; NOT peres 09:55  |  eric 30/04/09
      53.   The essential question Cipora is 09:58  |  janine 30/04/09
      54.   Israel: The land of unintended consequences 10:44  |  Natallie Durson 30/04/09
      55.   IVAR What has Iran to do with the Saudi Plan? 10:48  |  PETER SM 30/04/09
      56.   the differences that require settling .. 11:11  |  Uetliberg 30/04/09
      57.   WHAT Peres knows about real Iranians not the Arab invaders 11:21  |  PETER SM 30/04/09
      58.   leadership 11:22  |  Uetliberg 30/04/09
      59.   ERIC Naive ? yet you leave out the single most important reason 11:26  |  PETER SM 30/04/09
      60.   #21 You can`t see the forest for the trees, PETER SM 11:43  |  Johnboy 30/04/09
      61.   Probably necessary but wrong statement 12:00  |  17 30/04/09
      62.   peres and the best solution ? sudetenland 1938? 12:04  |  vhardman 30/04/09
      63.   When any Israeli leader says that .... 12:23  |  Natallie Durson 30/04/09
      64.   #25, janine, worry not 12:32  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/04/09
      65.   Awkward statements : is Israel trying to confuse Iran ? 12:48  |  tristan 30/04/09
      66.   PETER SM-you are a racist 12:52  |  Roo 30/04/09
      67.   JOHNBOY Without Irans` acceptance Iran can & will continue 13:52  |  PETER SM 30/04/09
      68.   Awkward statements : is Israel trying to confuse Iran ? 14:08  |  tristan 30/04/09
      69.   ROO Instead of making a fool of yourself read the National Geogra 14:18  |  PETER SM 30/04/09
      70.   Tzfonit pontificates #23 14:59  |  Roo 30/04/09
      71.   Iran 15:01  |  Jan 30/04/09
      72.   36 15:06  |  zionist forever 30/04/09
      73.   #25 ivar you still havent collected $1000 for your practical 15:13  |  v hardman 30/04/09
      74.   Muslims should concern themselves not to 15:20  |  17 30/04/09
      75.   "Bombing Iran may not be the `best solution` " 15:21  |  Yonatan 30/04/09
      76.   PETER SM Thanks but I`d rather make a fool of you 15:23  |  Roo 30/04/09
      77.   Recall that in 1967 15:25  |  Guido 30/04/09
      78.   Zionist forever "Saddam Hussains reactor" 15:26  |  Jan 30/04/09
      79.   Janine from Kwoziland 15:33  |  Jan 30/04/09
      80.   Tzfonit pontificates #23 15:44  |  Roo 30/04/09
      81.   Don`t bomb Iran! Jihadists need A-bombs TOO ya know! 16:06  |  Ethan 30/04/09
      82.   #56 roo gets nought out of ten for history and analysis 16:32  |  v hardman 30/04/09
      83.   v hardman #74 talking of braindead 17:29  |  Roo 30/04/09
      84.   v hardman #78 talking of braindead 17:59  |  Roo 30/04/09
      85.   zionist forever Peres /Iran 18:12  |  Jan 30/04/09
      86.   THIS IS THE TRUTH 18:16  |  indrajaya 30/04/09
      87.   Roo - many of those great scientists were until recently marginal 18:18  |  17 30/04/09
      88.   Roo - Addendum -Chemistry 1999 - Ahmed Zewail 18:37  |  17 - 30/04/09
      89.   17 18:44  |  Roo 30/04/09
      90.   41 18:46  |  zionist forever 30/04/09
      91.   Peres opposed virtually everything that is good for Israel. 19:21  |  Chaim 30/04/09
      92.   Israel will not bomb Iran? Will the IAF face layoffs? 19:53  |  American in NY 30/04/09
      93.   Cipora Essential rogue states? lets list them 19:57  |  American in NY 30/04/09
      94.   Peres? the lightbulb turned on...? 20:03  |  Ibrahim 30/04/09
      95.   #54-Simple minded durson 20:17  |  Don Rosenberg 30/04/09
      96.   Don Rosenberg #95 If Iraan starts a war 20:40  |  American in NY 30/04/09
      97.   President Peres 20:57  |  PCR 30/04/09
      98.   Roo rooting for Hezballah 21:16  |  Tzfonit 30/04/09
      99.   American in NY and Existential Threats 21:34  |  Tzfonit 30/04/09
      100.   #54, Durson 21:39  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/04/09
      101.   Roo - Great Uzbek Al Biruni, born 973 , etc 22:17  |  17 30/04/09
      102.   ROO the fact is Mullahs&their Islamism is seen as foreign culture 02:56  |  PETER SM 01/05/09
      103.   My Dear 17 re Your Post to Roo 03:42  |  Persian Kitty 01/05/09
      104.   # 99 Tzfonit..... the right course of action 04:15  |  allang 01/05/09
      105.   Bombing iran may not be the best solution 04:15  |  LisaV 01/05/09
      106.   Yeah and more! 04:39  |  rial 01/05/09
      107.   # 103 Carissima Kitty 05:24  |  17 01/05/09
      108.   # 99 Tzfonit..... the right course of action [2] 05:37  |  allang 01/05/09
      109.   #108, allang 06:05  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 01/05/09
      110.   Re.#1 06:14  |  RME 01/05/09
      111.   Re.19 07:26  |  RME 01/05/09
      112.   # 47 do you REALLY believe that, tzfonit?...lol. 07:33  |  eric 01/05/09
      113.   yes yes Tzfonit #98 12:20  |  Roo 01/05/09
      114.   Roo, Tell us more of the peaceful PLO seeking a 2 state solution. 13:22  |  Tzfonit 01/05/09
      115.   Tzfonit. Argov and Abu Nidal, Abu Shmidal part 2 14:33  |  Roo 01/05/09
      116.   Tzfonit Abu Nidal, Abu Shmidal part 1 18:35  |  Roo 01/05/09
      117.   Tzfonit. In shock? 13:08  |  Roo 02/05/09
      118.   Why are Israel afraid of attacking Iran 14:50  |  Non-Arab Saudi 02/05/09
      119.   To eric, Well Hamas etc they would agree 12:06  |  Doron Katz 10/05/09
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