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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Richnorth who wrote (19660)	1/21/2007 1:24:47 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Respond to of 32591

Top Defense Ministry official Amos Gilad tells Herzliya Conference, ‘Israel must quickly use diplomacy or military to end union’; adds: Arab Sunni states reached point of ‘deep fear’ of Iran Israel must sever the alliance between Tehran and Damascus within the next year, senior Defense Ministry official Amos Gilad said Sunday evening during a session of the Herzliya Conference. "Israel must uproot the Iran-Syria alliance, either by diplomacy or through military means, within the next year," said Gilad, the director of the Defense Ministry's Political-Military Bureau. He added that the alliance between the two countries was based purely on common interests, and that "the Iranians do not like the Syrian regime." Outlining Syria's capabilities, Amos said Damascus could "bring down the Lebanese government, and destroy the legitimacy of international forces. Syria can and does support Hamas and Islamic Jihad with weapons and finances, and can collapse the Palestinian Authority," he added, saying such factors meant that Syria's union with Iran must be severed. Gilad said Arab Sunni states had reached a point of "deep fear" of Iran, and have begun talking about creating their own nuclear programs to counter the Iranian threat. "In the Middle East, when you start talking, you don't know where it can lead," he said, adding that Israel was faced with an ideal opportunity to form an alliance with Egypt, Jordan, and other Sunni Arab states to confront Iran. 'Iran may make dramatic announcement in 2 months' "It seems we have two, three, maybe four years until Iran has nuclear weapons," Gilad said, adding that in two months, there may be an attempt by (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad to gain a psychological edge. "The Iranians could declare that they have ability to produce nuclear weapons in two months," Gilad predicted. ynetnews.com