In secret visit to Israel, U.K. officials warn Netanyahu against unilateral attack on Iran

[JRLeft]

A high-ranking visitor delivered a stern message from British PM David Cameron against an uncoordinated Israeli strike on Iran at this time.

A special envoy from the British government came to Israel in secret about two weeks ago for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

According to an Israeli source who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the matter, the high-ranking visitor delivered a stern message from British Prime Minister David Cameron against an uncoordinated Israeli strike on Iran at this time.

The Israeli source related that British fears about an imminent Israeli decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities was further heightened by Netanyahu's failure, during a phone conversation between the two leaders prior to the Olympics in July, to provide clear and precise answers to Cameron's questions about Israel's intentions on the Iranian front.

During his visit the British envoy met with a number of Israeli security and diplomatic officials and stressed that Britain believes there is still time for diplomatic measures to work, and that the economic and diplomatic sanctions against Iran should be continued and perhaps heightened.

Officials in the British embassy in Israel refused to comment on the issue, as did officials in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/in-secret-visit-to-israel-u-k-officials-warn-netanyahu-against-unilateral-attack-on-iran.premium-1.464138

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. Part of the reason Netanyahu is interfering in US politics . . .

the Brits told him to chill out and shut the fuck up.

[Supersedeas]

2. October surprise?

[HiPointDem]

3. wtf?

why is israel so obsessed with iran?

i don't believe it's because they really think iran is going to attack them with nukes. what's the actual reason?

[JRLeft]

4. The Likudnik Party is obsessed. Not everyone is. There are a lot of Anti War Israelis.

[HiPointDem]

5. I understand that, by 'israel' i mean the present government. but why?

[JRLeft]

6. Benyamin Netanyahu is a Neocon, always has been. Always will be.

[HiPointDem]

7. why are neocons so worried about iran?

[JRLeft]

8. Remember PNAC, they want to colonize the entire Middle East.

[AverageJoe90]

9. Yep, and the hijacking of the Iranian Revolution and Iran-Contra was just Step 1, I fear. nt

[JRLeft]

11. I rmember John Bolton speaking about Lebannon as if they were the US's biggest threat. It isn't just

the Middle East anymore. North Africa has been added to the list of targets.

[HiPointDem]

10. ok, thanks. i still don't understand the underlying motivations, though.

[redqueen]

12. Control of resources.

They want to replace the regimes in place who don't bow to western pressure with ones that will. Puppet regimes, as they say.

[JRLeft]

13. Correct it is a way to control Russia and China. Keep them at Bay

[redqueen]

16. Or to counter them...

China and Russia are already on good terms with Iran. It's too bad the US and UK overthrew a democratically elected leader and soured relations with the country for generations, but that's hubris for you.

[JRLeft]

18. They are on good trems with Syria too.

[HiPointDem]

14. that makes sense, thanks.

[JRLeft]

15. This is why you hear the reckless remarks against Russia, coming from that idiot.

[WooWooWoo]

17. Israel thinks

Iran would give a nuke to terrorists to outsource a nuclear attack on israel.

[JRLeft]

19. Iran isn't going to do something so callous. The ramifications would be castastrophic.

[sabrina 1]

20. Then they are delusional and need to be marginalized as any delusional government with

the kind of weapons they have, needs to be.

But I do not believe they believe that, that is just their fear propaganda to try to get people to support their nefarious plans to start another war, using OUR troops to do so.

Good for the British PM and Obama for not falling for the nonsense.

[JRLeft]

21. I wonder if Netanyahu will hide or double down?