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Israel denies Saudis gave IDF airspace clearance for Iran strike
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Mossad 

Saudi Arabia has indicated to Israel that it would not protest use of its airspace by Israeli fighter jets in the event the government resolves to launch a military assault against Iran, according to a report which appeared in the British newspaper The Sunday Times.

The Prime Minister's office issued a statement in response Sunday morning, saying that "the Sunday Times report is fundamentally false and completely baseless."

According to The Sunday Times, Mossad chief Meir Dagan held secret meetings with Saudi officials, who gave their tacit approval to Israel's use of the kingdom's airspace.
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"The Saudis have tacitly agreed to the Israeli air force flying through their airspace on a mission which is supposed to be in the common interests of both Israel and Saudi Arabia," The Sunday Times quoted a diplomatic source as saying last week.

The report also quoted John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, as saying that it would be "entirely logical" for Israeli warplanes to fly over Saudi Arabia en route to bombing nuclear targets in Iran.

Though any Israeli attack would be roundly condemned by Mideast leaders at the UN, Bolton said Arab leaders have privately expressed trepidation at the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran.

"None of them would say anything about it publicly but they would certainly acquiesce in an overflight if the Israelis didn't trumpet it as a big success," Bolton told The Sunday Times.

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      1.   Why leaking it? 04:56  |  Fortuna Benmayor 05/07/09
      2.   Nonsense 05:01  |  Jane 05/07/09
      3.   Had Headline Mentioned Bolton, I would Not Have Read On! 05:01  |  Monitor 05/07/09
      4.   "Quoting diplomatic sources"... typical British ditch journalism. 05:06  |  S 05/07/09
      5.   Do you expect us to believe that 05:07  |  C2 05/07/09
      6.   But will the Saudis supply the fuel? 05:10  |  Murray of Montreal 05/07/09
      7.   why would Israel need a green light from these stupid Saudis 05:15  |  Saudi Arabia citizen 05/07/09
      8.   The green light comes from the white house only 05:26  |  paul 05/07/09
      9.   I`d get a second source on that "report" 05:26  |  Paul Freedman 05/07/09
      10.   The Green Light Must Come From New York 05:27  |  crlman 05/07/09
      11.   WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED? 05:47  |  indrajaya 05/07/09
      12.   attacking iran 05:48  |  abraham cohen 05/07/09
      13.   kill 2 rabbits with one blow 05:53  |  paulo2005 05/07/09
      14.   Does this "leak" indicate it won`t happen? 05:53  |  Jon 05/07/09
      15.   HEY, GREAT MOVE... 05:59  |  Ed 05/07/09
      16.   Shalom 06:04  |  Richard Smith 05/07/09
      17.   Got another source? 06:11  |  MichaelF 05/07/09
      18.   Rupert Murdoch Gives Israel the Green Light to. . . 06:41  |  Mark Lincoln 05/07/09
      19.   Info war 06:42  |  Mark Leaman 05/07/09
      20.   #1, FORTUNE, has no clue at politics 06:45  |  VIPER 05/07/09
      21.   It Was So Simple... 06:55  |  Yosemite 05/07/09
      22.   What`s Bolton up to the snivelling little worm! 07:03  |  Maureen Ann 05/07/09
      23.   Access to Saudi Airspace 07:09  |  John Q. Public 05/07/09
      24.   #7 07:14  |  Shtarka 05/07/09
      25.   Maybe the beginning. 08:09  |  sandra chitayat 05/07/09
      26.   The meaning of the credible deterrence of the I. D. F. 08:44  |  Lane 05/07/09
      27.   flying filet anyone? 09:18  |  zac 05/07/09
      28.   Woulnd`t this greatly annoy the Iranians?? 09:28  |  Kenny 05/07/09
      29.   "TheSunday Times"..! 09:47  |  Stephen. 05/07/09
      30.   Next article will describe... 10:14  |  Tzfonit 05/07/09
      31.   Laughable, yet it meets Haaretz` low standards to print 11:01  |  Michael 05/07/09
      32.   Saudis to let IDF use airspace 11:09  |  Ralph 05/07/09
      33.   Next article will describe... 11:21  |  Tzfonit 05/07/09
      34.   Lincoln you know nothing of Rupert Murdoch 11:38  |  Peter Williams 05/07/09
      35.   All rumour and no foundation at all 11:55  |  Z Al Saud 05/07/09
      36.   An Anti- Israel source published this 11:56  |  Shalom Freedman 05/07/09
      37.   airspace or airports? 12:17  |  Joseph Khalil 05/07/09
      38.   #26 Stephen 12:45  |  Chris Linthwaite 05/07/09
      39.   Somebody shoot this man 13:36  |  Gully Foyle 05/07/09
      40.   That`ll Be The Day 13:45  |  Jeff Northridge 05/07/09
      41.   To ed 14:00  |  Freddy 05/07/09
      42.   GULLY FOYLE Nobody claims Bolton as the source of the story 14:00  |  PETER SM 05/07/09
      43.   This is pure Mossad manipulation, meant to create rift between K 14:30  |  Jetset 05/07/09
      44.   Attack on Iran 14:48  |  Rob 05/07/09
      45.   Lane 15:08  |  Persian Kitty 05/07/09
      46.   #.38. Chris Linthwaite. 15:27  |  Stephen. 05/07/09
      47.   A "crack" in the Iranian wall 15:43  |  Dennis MI V 05/07/09
      48.   They gave them the green light for one way only though 15:49  |  Samir 05/07/09
      49.   #40 Jeff Northridge 15:57  |  Chris Linthwaite 05/07/09
      50.   Maureen Ann - First of all it`s "Barack" 16:00  |  Malach HaMavet 05/07/09
      51.   #42 Peter SM 16:20  |  Chris Linthwaite 05/07/09
      52.   air space 16:50  |  patriot 05/07/09
      53.   Rupert Murdoch? 16:53  |  Anonymous 05/07/09
      54.   For all you experts 16:54  |  H 05/07/09
      55.   Rupert Murdoch` s connection to this story 17:02  |  Anonymous 05/07/09
      56.   reforms 17:04  |  oz 05/07/09
      57.   Obama may surprise you all-as in Afghanistan 17:15  |  King Tats&tut 05/07/09
      58.   KSA 17:16  |  patriot 05/07/09
      59.   #54 H 17:28  |  Chris Linthwaite 05/07/09
      60.   The Saudis purchased an entire nuclear 17:31  |  Chris Linthwaite 05/07/09
      61.   WORLD SIGNALLING IRAN: give up today or be bombed tomorrow! 17:33  |  michelle 05/07/09
      62.   UNDER THE TABLE COMMON IN THE ME 17:34  |  sanjosemike 05/07/09
      63.   Maureen Ann - Thought you might like to know 17:39  |  Malach HaMavet 05/07/09
      64.   #39 Gully Foyle - Ever hear about money?? 17:42  |  *BEN JABO 05/07/09
      65.   israel self destruction 17:50  |  goddard 05/07/09
      66.   #59 Chris Lightwieght 18:00  |  H 05/07/09
      67.   So much speculation, means it won`t happen 18:15  |  Socialist 05/07/09
      68.   #63 King re Maureen Ann 18:41  |  H 05/07/09
      69.   #35 Z. Al Saud,It`s a matter of time before Iran becomes a true 18:58  |  Can. Israeli Friend 05/07/09
      70.   #68 H - London 19:01  |  *BEN JABO 05/07/09
      71.   For Michael # 31, Excellent Comment, thank you. 19:01  |  Fortuna Benmayor 05/07/09
      72.   #65 Goddard - Iran made the threats FIRST 19:07  |  *BEN JABO 05/07/09
      73.   To H (#68): King? Or angel? 19:18  |  Morris Valentine 05/07/09
      74.   # 68 ben jabber 19:18  |  Axel 05/07/09
      75.   One of the criminal psychopaths of the Bush Gang 19:22  |  Mark Lincoln 05/07/09
      76.   This rumor was circulating in the Saudi Press 19:24  |  Mark Lincoln 05/07/09
      77.   To PK (#45) 19:31  |  Morris Valentine 05/07/09
      78.   clearence 19:41  |  oz 05/07/09
      79.   #38 lintwat on Bolton 20:06  |  Joe F.Moer 05/07/09
      80.   Re Axel`s response to Ben Jabo (#74) 20:31  |  Morris Valentine 05/07/09
      81.   To Persian Kitty #45 20:32  |  S 05/07/09
      82.   #79 Joe F moer 20:39  |  Chris Linthwaite 05/07/09
      83.   Another stone into the Iranian garden 20:44  |  TonyL 05/07/09
      84.   clearance 20:54  |  patriot 05/07/09
      85.   The news shows it`s not going to happen 21:24  |  Colin Wright 05/07/09
      86.   nuclear arms proliferation in the middle east is inevitable 21:33  |  Ibrahim 05/07/09
      87.   for S 22:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/07/09
      88.   no 13 brillaint 23:04  |  yakub 05/07/09
      89.   #74 Axel, you`re a fine one to talk 23:16  |  *BEN JABO 05/07/09
      90.   My Dear S 23:17  |  Persian Kitty 05/07/09
      91.   #83 Morris Valentine - I`ll help you out 23:18  |  *BEN JABO 05/07/09
      92.   If Israel touches Iran ... 23:37  |  Dutch 05/07/09
      93.   Israel is a menace to the region and America`s national security 23:52  |  Dutch 05/07/09
      94.   Persian Kitty re S and the degeneration of Israel & Iran 00:28  |  American in NY 06/07/09
      95.   Perhaps Ibrahim, but 01:01  |  Mark Lincoln 06/07/09
      96.   65 Re Israel`s self destruction... 01:08  |  Dutch 06/07/09
      97.   straight from the funny pages 01:18  |  maoriboy 06/07/09
      98.   Shavua tov, Cipora 01:32  |  S 06/07/09
      99.   United front against all extremists 02:02  |  Bijan 06/07/09
      100.   42 - GULLY FOYLE Nobody claims Bolton as the source of the story 03:04  |  Gully Foyle 06/07/09
      101.   Israelis , Relax! 04:21  |  Jahan 06/07/09
      102.   straight from the funny pages 05:07  |  maoriboy 06/07/09
      103.   To # 41, FREDDY 06:30  |  Ed 06/07/09
      104.   Saudis Give it up to the highest bidder 07:46  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 06/07/09
      105.   #92 Dutch -" If Israel touches Iran" 01:29  |  *BEN JABO 07/07/09
      106.   For VIPER # 20, who knows it better of course 09:09  |  Fortuna Benmayor 08/07/09
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