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Israel Seeks a Stronger Stance on Iran - Glenn Kessler and Janine Zacharia
Israeli officials are beginning to signal impatience with the slow pace of diplomacy aimed at restraining Iran's nuclear ambitions.
In Jerusalem on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the need for the international community to join a U.S. sanctions push aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear program. "The stronger those sanctions are, the more likely it will be that the Iranian regime will have to choose between advancing its nuclear program and advancing the future of its own permanence," Netanyahu said. He added: "I think that the international community and the leading countries in the international community have to join the American effort. And Israel has been helping out with key countries and continues to do so."
The Obama administration had said that after a year of outreach to Iran, it would get tough in 2010, promising "crippling sanctions." UN sanctions were to be enacted quickly, followed by EU sanctions and then even tougher unilateral sanctions by a group of like-minded countries. "We were led to believe that by now, or the end of the month, that sanctions would be in place," said a senior Israeli official. "Iran is the litmus test" for American power, he said, and any failure to deal toughly with Iran will only encourage America's enemies. (Washington Post)
See also Israel: Outlook for Tough UN Steps on Iran "Grim" - Louis Charbonneau
The outlook for imposing tough new UN sanctions on Iran is increasingly grim, as Russia and China work to slow down a U.S. and European drive for swift action, Israel's UN Ambassador Gabriela Shalev said Tuesday. "The chances now seem grim regarding sanctions that will be crippling," she said.
(Reuters)
In Hebron, Renovation of Holy Site Sets Off Strife - Janine Zacharia
The Tomb of the Patriarchs - a site revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians as the burial place of their common forefather, Abraham - needed bathrooms and a new roof over an outdoor prayer area. To the spokesman for Hebron's Jewish community, that should not have been grounds for international scandal.
"In any normal country, people would take a site like that and turn it into a nationally recognized monument," David Wilder said.
Demonstrators threw rocks in Hebron last week after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that Israel would spend $100 million rehabilitating 150 "national heritage" sites, including the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem. Most of Hebron is a bustling, modern Arab city filled with honking taxis, vendors and shops - a thriving hub of West Bank commerce.
(Washington Post)
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