Opposition Head MK Tzipi Livni (Kadima) said Tuesday that Iran believes in a religious ideology that makes the conflict with it unresolvable.
"The latest pronouncements by [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad and the heads of the regime prove that the world must increase the pressure of sanctions on Iran and supplement them with political sanctions against the regime.” she went on to say, in a speech at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
“The world must stop giving the Iranian leaders pulpits from which to spew their venom, be it in the United Nations or anywhere else,” Livni added. “As long as Ahmadinejad denies the Holocaust and talks about destroying Israel, the world cannot be tolerant and listen to him, and it must cease giving him ammunition for spreading his creed.”
Livni accused the Israel government of wasting two years in which it did not continue the negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. “Now [the Israeli government] must reach the decisions that will save what is left of the negotiations,” she said.
"The Prime Minister knows that Kadima will support him if he makes these decisions and it would be better if he makes them quickly,” she warned.
"The clear Israeli interest is to end the conflict with the Palestinians,” she explained. “This is not a favor to the president of the United States... This is the time to reach decisions in this matter and time does not work in Israel's favor. Avoiding the decisions hurts Israel's interests and the [resent status quo is dangerous.”