Israel's next PM is already setting up Obama's agenda. I think we should be allowed to vote for Israel's PM as well.
Netanyahu: 'No Compromise' Over Iran's Nukes
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is the "single most important issue" facing incoming President Barack Obama.
And he insisted Israel would not compromise on Iran's nuclear program.
Appearing on Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto" on Thursday, Netanyahu — who many observers believe is the leading candidate to become prime minister in the upcoming Israeli elections — discussed the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and said: "In the case of Hamas and its patron Iran, they openly declare, both of them, their desire to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.
"Iran is racing to produce a nuclear weapon to that end. And so, with people who want to destroy you . . . there is no compromise. What compromise could we make with them? The method of our destruction? Of course not.
"In the case of this forward base of Iran's next to our cities, ultimately that regime will have to go."
Netanyahu went on to say: "I think there is [an] issue that will be perhaps the single most important issue facing incoming President-elect Obama. And that is the decision to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, for two reasons.
"One is that they intend to use those weapons directly against us. And the second is — you can imagine what would happen to these Iranian bases on the Mediterranean, one in Gaza and one in Lebanon, with Hezbollah, if its proxy terrorists also enjoy a nuclear umbrella.
"The prospect of having a militant Islamic regime committed to Israel's destruction, a sworn enemy of the United States, having nuclear weapons, which it can give to its proxies, is something very, very frightening indeed.
"And even if it doesn't give it to its proxies, the fact that it will wield a nuclear sword over the heads of the United States, of Israel, and many other countries, is something that should give halt to anyone concerned with the peace of the world. I think this is the biggest and most fundamental challenge facing the United States and the world."
Cavuto referred to incoming Vice President Joe Biden's remark that Barack Obama could be tested in his first few weeks in office and asked Netanyahu if he agreed.
"I have no doubt that the terrorists and their patrons — or the terrorist states and their proxies — will continuously challenge the leadership of the United States," the former prime minister answered.
"But from my two conversations with President-elect Obama, I could see that he understood this threat.
"He said that he was absolutely committed to making sure that Iran would not acquire nuclear weapons. And I think this was very important."
As Newsmax reported, Netanyahu said in late 2006, "It's 1938, and Iran is Germany, and Iran is racing to arm itself with atomic bombs."
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