Shalom: International community must condemn Iran agreement
in meeting with UN Chief: 'Iran will not abandon their nuclear program.'
By Shlomo Shamir Tags: Iran nuclear Israel newsVice Premier Silvan Shalom told UN chief Ban Ki-moon in a meeting on Friday that the international community must condemn the nuclear draft deal currently in discussion with Iran.
The conversation in Ban's New York office took place after the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Wednesday presented a draft deal to Iran and three world powers. The countries were given two days for approval of the plan to reduce Tehran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk.
"Iran will not abandon their nuclear program. It is their intention to become a powerful nuclear country," Silvan Shalom said.
"What does an agreement like this say to moderate Arab countries? Why should these countries feel obligated to maintain their moderate nature while radical Iran receives incentives and hugs from the international community?" Shalom asked.
During their meeting, Shalom attacked the Goldstone report criticizing Israel's actions in the Gaza war and demanded that the UN chief prevent discussion on the report in the UN Security Council.
Ban replied that it is possible that the report will reach the UN General Assembly.
Shalom told Haaretz that his conversation with Ban Ki-moon lasted 45 minutes and was friendly. The meeting was also attended by Israel's ambassador to the UN, Professor Gabriela Shalev and Deputy UN Ambassador, Daniel Carmon.
Silvan's visit came after a phone conversation on Thursday between Ki-moon and Foreign Minster Avidgdor Lieberman.
During the conversation, Lieberman asked Ban Ki-moon to keep the Goldstone Commission report on Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip from advancing to further votes within the international body.
The damning report, which accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes, was endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council last week despite opposition from Israel and its allies.
Lieberman reiterated his stance that bringing the report for vote in the Security Council or at a General Assembly would harm Middle East peace talks.
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Shalom ran his mouth and begged Ban on for 45 minutes. At the end Ban told him to get lost, in the most "friendly" way and showed him the door. That's all this career warmonger got done on your Shekels.
guys, it doesn't work that way...not anymore! Israel can no longer do whatever it pleases; (killing civilians in Gaza) and pile nuclear warheads and then go around telling the whole world what it should and should not do!! How can Lieberman have the audacity to ask KiMoon to block the Goldstone report? How can Shalom ask the international community to simply reverse course? UNBELIEVABLE! Come down from your high horse and you'll find the world a much more accepting place.
i know why you and Cipora love Israeli's democracy,because is vibrant
You mean the world of Shas,Likud,Israel Beyteinu,AIPAC,NY Times,Kristoll,Brooks,Krauthammer,in brief "the world"
You have the guts to talk about the Iranian Nuclear programme but why don't you talk about your own Nuclear arsenals and why nothing is being done or action taken against you?Are you untouchable or do you have the God given right to possess Nuclear weapons?If you can possess them then why others cannot?I am totally against anyone possessing them.
Its a joke. Israel demands Iran stop developing nuclear arms (which is an assumption at best, because it has not been proven that they even want to0. At most, it is said Iran COULD potentially develop bomb, were they to want it. But we haven't determined whether they want to, much less if they are doing so. So, lets cripple them in case they want to, and in case they try to if they want to. Israel demands transparency, but when asked in Egypt by Iran if they have or not developed the bomb themselves, Israel, in true Israeli hypocrisy, just smiles and declines to answer. If you leading with that example, don't complain when they follow your example.
What Israel thinks is not important in the negotiations with Iran as Israel is one of only 3 regimes who have not signed the NPT, is known to have a stockpile of WMD's that it itself hid from the world and to this day refuses to allow international inspections. Until Israel sings the NPT and agrees to international inspections, it is in no position to point fingers at anyone, much less Iran. Iran is light years ahead of Israel in regards to nuclear openness, so Israel needs to butt out of international affairs and let the world community deal with Iran.
it's about regime change so that Iran can no longer support Hezbollah and Hamas. With Iran out of the way, Israel can deal with Hezbollah and Hamas - and get its hands on all that lovely Litani water.
In the UN general assembly are, what ? some 150 countries. And ONE country is trying to tell them all what they are allowed to discuss ? The UN is not the US you know, where certain media has brainwashed people into believing everything from "we must pay 7 million US $ per day" to "we`re under threat & need another war" Well actually -- not quite. Even the Americans are waking up now. Check with Finkelstein Check with Maersheimer Check with, ummm -- Olmert ? Ok OK, so it has to be another smear campain against Judge Goldstone, but these tactics are losing their bite
The rules of international law governing the use of force by victims of aggression are embarrassingly unjust and would never be tolerated by any domestic criminal law system. They give the advantage to unlawful aggressors and thereby undermine international justice, security and stability. Article 51 of the U.N. Charter forbids all use of force except that for "self-defense if an armed attack occurs. Israel's raid on Uganda's Entebbe Airport in 1976?to rescue the victims of an airplane hijacking by Palestinian terrorists?was also illegal under Article 51. More at: http://xrl.us/bfq4r7
People have had enough of that after Bush and his bull about Iraq having WMD. Why should Iran agree to move its supply of uranium to France? That's just insane. Ask Israel to move its bomb to Switzerland and see how its officials reacts. Dutch
yes. there is, however, only one method of arriving at that goal. shabbat shalom, cipora
What a disgrace this enity has become, even the FOUNDER knows that the body has lost its moral fibers. Shame on anyone associated with this lost cause. May a new formation of true humanity sympathizers be created and rid this abomination Cult called the Human Rights Advocacy
The so-called world is not interested in a real peace, it is interested in Iran oil and in avoiding a clash which will blow their economy. Israel must attack Iran even against Obama.
Israeli government ministers do all they can to stop peace. No agreements! No nuclear reduction! No cooperation! No peace! But all options are on the table of course.
So..... Bomb Iran and forget about Gaza? That's a tall order for one member state.
who had brokered this deal. Yet again here is a senior Israeli Politician being unbelievably arrogant.
Thank you Cipora, for laying it out so well. Shabbat Shalom, Fortuna.
is probably blessed with the famous Asian politeness. He listened patiently to his Jewish counterpart. Afterwards the Jewish image was another notch down.
Shalom draws correct conclusions from IAEA under the scheming Baradei dictating what the USA sould accept.
Israel can ask Micronesia and Harper's Canada for succor.
Is there anybody in the Israeli government less insane than Dick Cheney?
Had the world community tried to halt Israel's nuclear program in the 50's and 60's Israel would also have stalled, denied, lied etc. in order to achieve their goal. A just solution is no nukes in Iran and Israel starting the disarmament process by inviting in the IAEA.
Goldstone report will be buried because its so truthful and the global lobby is in full force ...but the damage is done the world knows and the US is catching on...Just ask Olmert how the speaking tour is going
. . . which refuses to sign the Non Proliferation Treaty, which already has a nuclear arsenal, and which no doubt continues its own nuclear research program including the enrichment of uranium. As regards moderate and radical governments in the Middle East, Israel is arguably among the most radical and extreme countries in the region, having established decades-old policies of invading and/or bombing neighboring countries as well as the systematic dispossession of and institutionalized discrimination against its ethnic minorities. Israel has no right to lecture and make demands of any country.
being the Political Counterpart of Benie Madoff!
Life is full of irony.
but keep in mind that Iran is a Pandora's Box. If you open it, you need to know how to close it. Do you know how to close it? I'm not sure if I would even know how to close it.
The 'Iran Agreement' was agreed and decided by the International Community before putting it on the table. It is the agreement put together by the 5+1 entrusted with negotiations vis a vis Iran's nuclear programme by the United nations. There is a lot of Israelis today who are writing cheques they cannot cash for domestic comsumption as they all try to cover themselves when the Israeli people digest the news that Iran can continue enriching uranium with the assent of the International Community, and whats more all sanctions have been lifted.
nuclear research and nuclear bombs if it wants to. Israel has A bombs. Why should it be allowed to have them and not Iran? And by the way, Iran has never threatened to bomb Israel. It is Israel that has made threats and Iran has countered that it has the right to defend itself, thus, if attacked by Israel, it will counterattack.