The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee discussed a variety of topics in a special meeting Thursday, among them the Iranian nuclear threat, Israel's ties to the European Union, and efforts to brand the Jewish state in a new PR campaign.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman linked Iran's nuclear program to a recent nuclear test performed by North Korea. Responses from within Iran show that the world's reaction to North Korea is likely to encourage the Iranian leadership to pursue its nuclear ambitions, he said.
"The response we see is very clear, 'The international community cannot deal with the most isolated and the poorest in the world like North Korea, there is no chance they will stop us,'” Lieberman explained. Israel must worry not only about Iran, but about the possibility of a regional nuclear arms race as Iran's nuclear program motivates Sunni Muslim states to develop their own weapons, he warned.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman linked Iran's nuclear program to a recent nuclear test performed by North Korea. Responses from within Iran show that the world's reaction to North Korea is likely to encourage the Iranian leadership to pursue its nuclear ambitions, he said.
"The response we see is very clear, 'The international community cannot deal with the most isolated and the poorest in the world like North Korea, there is no chance they will stop us,'” Lieberman explained. Israel must worry not only about Iran, but about the possibility of a regional nuclear arms race as Iran's nuclear program motivates Sunni Muslim states to develop their own weapons, he warned.