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As Iran again rattles the sabers, Israel considers available options
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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April 18, 2006
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- Susser, Leslie
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Susser, Leslie
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
04-18-2006
JERUSALEM, April 17 (JTA) -- Though hardly unexpected, Iran's recently
announced capacity to produce enriched uranium, and President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad's latest call for Israel's destruction, have sent shock waves
through Israel's defense and political establishments. But Israeli leaders
are deliberately playing down their public response. Analysts say they
don't want to be perceived as leading the international campaign against
Iranian nuclear weapons or give the impression that Iran's quarrel is
primarily with Israel, rather than with the West as a whole.
Nevertheless, the decision-makers are extremely concerned on two counts:
the threat of a ...