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IDF General: 'Dramatic Steps' Possible on Iran
Israel National News ^ | 4/4/2015 | Gil Ronen

Posted on 04/04/2015 2:48:27 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather

Maj. Gen. Nimrod Sheffer, the head of the Israel Defense Forces Planning Directorate, told Israel Hayom in a weekend interview that when Israeli leaders say “all options are on the table” with regard to Iran, they mean it.

“If someone builds a nuclear bomb and at the same time declares that the State of Israel has no right to exist, then we have to think about how to respond,” he said. “It goes beyond a simple challenge."

When asked if Israel might take “dramatic steps” in defiance of the American position, Sheffer answered positively: "When it comes to our national security, the answer is yes."

Israel Hayom asked Shefer, even more specifically, if he could envision a situation in which Israeli jets bomb an Iranian nuclear facility in defiance of the U.S.

"Since it has already happened in the past, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't happen again,” he replied. “I think that where Israel feels its existence depends on action, it will take it. I think that any true partner would accept that, and I honestly think that the Americans are in fact true partners, despite all the tension...

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: dramatic; egypt; general; idf; iran; israel; israeliran; lebanon; syria; waronterror
A clear message indeed....
1 posted on 04/04/2015 2:48:27 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: sheikdetailfeather
I honestly think that the Americans are in fact true partners,

Americans may be true partners, but Obama is an actual enemy of Israel (and the U.S.A., truth be told).

I'm not saying that Obama hates America. I'm just saying that IF he did, he wouldn't be doing anything different.

2 posted on 04/04/2015 2:51:35 PM PDT by Maceman
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To: Maceman

You’ve got that right. If it stinks like a duck it is a duck.


3 posted on 04/04/2015 2:53:53 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: sheikdetailfeather

I think I just heard the Ghost of Moshe Dyan speak.


4 posted on 04/04/2015 2:56:19 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: sheikdetailfeather
When asked if Israel might take “dramatic steps” in defiance of the American position, Sheffer answered positively: "When it comes to our national security, the answer is yes."

השבח לאל!

(It's supposed to mean "Praise the Lord")

5 posted on 04/04/2015 2:56:25 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Obama has set the table nicely for WWIII.


6 posted on 04/04/2015 2:58:58 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Israel better no screw with Obola’s legacy.


7 posted on 04/04/2015 3:02:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If obama speaks and th<uere is no one the<ire to hear it, is it still a lie?)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

I’m in the mood today to say start the bombing.


8 posted on 04/04/2015 3:02:45 PM PDT by CMB_polarization
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To: traderrob6

It’s not just Obama, the entire Democrat party owns every action that this man has done, they vote in lock step.


9 posted on 04/04/2015 3:03:54 PM PDT by WHBates
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

US rejects Netanyahu’s demand for Iranian recognition of Israel | The Times of Israel

http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-rejects-netanyahu-demand-for-iranian-recognition-of-israel/


10 posted on 04/04/2015 3:09:24 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: CMB_polarization

I agree. I view waiting one more minute as one minute too long. Get a good jump start on the UN b.s. by BO...


11 posted on 04/04/2015 3:10:29 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: sheikdetailfeather

So Iran wont budge on their stated non-negotiable goal of wiping Israel off the map therefore bombing its nuclear facilities is also non- negotiable in return. Go for it BiBi— the sooner, the better.


12 posted on 04/04/2015 3:12:39 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: WHBates

You are right, Obama does not operate by himself. He was not created by true Americans but by a gang of radical leftists.

Maybe some of them will eventually realize they are wrong but some are hard core haters of America and Israel.


13 posted on 04/04/2015 3:13:27 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather
Obama will order US forces to shoot down Israeli jetfighters and bombers.

Mark my words.

14 posted on 04/04/2015 3:30:17 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The FCC takeover of the internet will quickly become a means to censorship of dissent.)
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To: traderrob6

III started 25 June 1950. We lost almost 100,000 KIA in it. It was NOT Cold.


15 posted on 04/04/2015 3:42:31 PM PDT by ASA Vet (We weren't here, We were never there, We don't exist, we never did.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

I should hope so.


16 posted on 04/04/2015 5:11:58 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Lazamataz

As to whether or not US forces actually do shoot at IDF elements remains to be seen.


17 posted on 04/04/2015 5:31:41 PM PDT by Thumper1960 (A modern so-called "Conservative" is a shadow of a wisp of a vertebrate human being.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

For those a little slow on the uptake, like Jarrett, Obama, and Kerry - this means that if Iran, Hamas, ISIS, or other Muslim Murderers attack Israel, or are about to use WMD against Israel, then Israel can and will unleash Hell on them.

18 posted on 04/04/2015 5:33:25 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Lazamataz
Obama will order US forces to shoot down Israeli jetfighters and bombers.

With Obama's history, that order is probably already in place. So, will Israel respond with an ICBM perhaps submarine launched, or will they secretly truck in a nuke and set it off in Iran?

19 posted on 04/04/2015 7:52:17 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: sheikdetailfeather
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If someone builds a nuclear bomb and at the same time declares that the State of Israel has no right to exist, then we have to think about how to respond. Common sense which will infuriate the White House. How dare Israel defend themselves.

20 posted on 04/06/2015 7:16:25 AM PDT by SJackson (I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes)
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