Netanyahu: Stop Iran ‘Chatter’

Moran Azulay
YNet
February 5th, 2012

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Likud ministers on Sunday that speaking out about a possible strike on Iran could be damaging to Israel and detrimental to the global efforts to compel the Islamic Republic to abandon its atom weapon ambitions.

Referring to several recent politicians’ statements that caused a stir in the international media, most notably by Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Netanyahu urged the ministers to stay clear of remarks on the Iranian issue.

“The chatter causes extensive damage, puts Israel on the front line and impedes the sanction efforts,” he said during a Likud ministers’ meeting.

Barak said last week that if sanctions on Iran fail, the international community would have to consider other options, while Ya’alon claimed that the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities are vulnerable to an attack. The two were speaking at the Herzliya Conference on security.

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