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Maj. Gen. Yossi Baidatz. (IDF) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 21:13 06/11/2007 Defense Min. to Knesset panel: Talks won't make Iran nukes go away By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press tags: nuclear program  Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday that Israel's response to the Iranian nuclear program will be measured by results on the ground. Barak told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that "the things that we do behind the scenes, far from the public eye, are far more important than the slogan charade. Talks don't make threats go away. We must show good judgment and act wisely." Also during the session, Maj. Gen. Yossi Baidatz, head of research for Military Intelligence, said that Iran was getting steadily closer to developing a weapon. Advertisement "If nothing stops Iran, the worst-case scenario is that by the end of 2009, Iran will have a nuclear weapon," he said. Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, but its assertions are widely disbelieved. The program has especially rattled Israel because Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has repeatedly called for its destruction. Israel has mounted a diplomatic offensive to try to build international support for tougher UN sanctions meant to persuade Tehran to abandon its nuclear program. Officials met with all permanent members of the UN Security Council last month to push for new sanctions. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made a snap trip to Moscow, followed by a trip to London and Paris and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni made the case with officials in China. Russia and China are at the forefront of resistance in the Security Council to slapping new sanctions on Iran. Related articles: World powers agree to push ahead with tougher UN sanctions on Iran China rejects Israel's call for tougher sanctions against Iran PM tells London Jews: Russia won't supply nuclear fuel to Iran Bookmark to del.icio.us And again... Olmert was voted the most corrupt politician for the 2nd year in a row. Political transfer Lieberman wants to outlaw the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee.   1.   nuclear Iran in 2 years 17:01  |  Zvi 06/11/07   2.   Nuclear Israeli 45 years ago? 17:16  |  Don Camillo 06/11/07   3.   What Threat??? 17:18  |  Cool B 06/11/07   4.   What threat? 17:33  |  David 06/11/07   5.   Funny thing 17:54  |  Shana 06/11/07   6.   PAKI 18:16  |  JUST AN OBSERVER 06/11/07   7.   iran 18:25  |  joseph theeboom 06/11/07   8.   the threat is not existential - its money 18:28  |  jw 06/11/07   9.   Why just two years ago 18:30  |  Mark Lincoln 06/11/07   10.   DON CAMILLO 19:03  |  gaoni 06/11/07   11.   #10 Signor Gaoni buona sera e grazie 19:23  |  Don Camillo 06/11/07   12.   DON CAMILLO-sprechen sie Farsi? 19:57  |  gaoni 06/11/07   13.   Don Camillo # 2: I`ll tell you how Israel is 20:37  |  KLOMP 06/11/07   14.   #7 joseph theeboom 21:21  |  Boycott 06/11/07   15.   time for a blitzkrieg 21:24  |  goldman 06/11/07   16.   Israel`s tone will change 21:49  |  Clickfool 06/11/07   17.   teflon moslem says listen to the wisdom Alaska or Canada 21:53  |  teflon moslem 06/11/07   18.   Iranian nuclear threat 22:48  |  Fran 06/11/07   19.   Iranians shake in their boots seeing Barak`s success against Qass 22:55  |  Absolute Sweden 06/11/07   20.   steve 23:00  |  hechyt 06/11/07   21.   clickfool 23:02  |  gaoni 06/11/07   22.   `boycott` # 14 23:17  |  frenz 06/11/07   23.   Doomsday in Teheran.? Bah. 01:19  |  Stephen. 07/11/07   24.   Reply to 13 02:19  |  Billy T 07/11/07   25.   Talk won`t make the Iran nukes go away? 03:41  |  Johnboy 07/11/07   26.   Top-secret 04:11  |  jjvanka 07/11/07   27.   Israeli Defence 03:06  |  Sally 08/11/07

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