A prominent opposition lawmaker called on the government Wednesday to use “all the tools” at its disposal to confront the threat of Iran’s nuclear program, seemingly suggesting that Israel should use a nuclear weapon against the Islamic Republic.
Yisrael Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman, a former defense minister, wrote on X that “in this confrontation between Israel and the axis of evil, we must win — and without defeating Iran and destroying its nuclear program, we cannot beat neither Hezbollah nor Hamas.
Israel has held a longstanding policy of nuclear ambiguity, in which the country neither denies nor confirms whether it possesses nuclear weapons. For decades, Israel has said that it will not be “the first to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East.”
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Yisrael Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman, a former defense minister, wrote on X that “in this confrontation between Israel and the axis of evil, we must win — and without defeating Iran and destroying its nuclear program, we cannot beat neither Hezbollah nor Hamas.
Israel has held a longstanding policy of nuclear ambiguity, in which the country neither denies nor confirms whether it possesses nuclear weapons. For decades, Israel has said that it will not be “the first to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East.”
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Opposition party head appears to urge nuclear action to stop Iran’s atomic program
Ex-defense minister Liberman calls on government to use 'all tools' at its disposal to counter the threat posed by Tehran, stressing this can't be done by 'conventional means'
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