Former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that all of Israel would unite if a strike against Iran was needed.
Gantz was speaking at the annual “Jerusalem Post” conference in New York, when he said: “Today, in a global and ever-changing reality in the Middle East, our nation is threatened by the emergence of a nuclear-armed Iran.”
He added, “We must stress that a nuclear Iran is first and foremost a global challenge that threatens global and regional stability.”
He continued, “Iran’s influence constitutes a potential existential threat to the State of Israel.. Therefore, when we talk about the need to prevent Iran from becoming able to possess nuclear capability, we say this not only from the Israeli perspective, but from a regional and global perspective.”
And Gantz added, “We cannot allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.”
And he stressed: “As an opposition leader, I would like to emphasize this message: We will do whatever it takes to prevent an existential threat to the State of Israel.. We know that such an act may come at a great cost, but as always in these matters, all the leaders and people of Israel will unite. This unity is necessary.”
“It is also important to do everything in our power to strengthen our security cooperation with our most important ally, the United States of America,” he said.
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2023-06-05 19:40:41
