Israel rebuffs alleged Iranian nuclear offer

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Official: P5+1 in position of strength going into latest nuke talks.

Israel urges world powers to reject a deal Iran is planning on presenting to world powers in nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday, offering to partly cut back its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, AFP reported on Wednesday evening.

"Israel in the last few hours has learned that a proposal will be brought before the P5+1 in Geneva in which Iran will cease all enrichment at 20 percent and slow down work on the heavy water reactor in Arak, and will receive in return the easing of sanctions," an Israeli official told AFP.

He went on to say Jerusalem considers this a bad deal, and "will oppose it strongly."

According to the official, the P5+1 group was in a position of strength, as Western sanctions were crippling the Iranian economy.

http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Israel-opposes-alleged-Iran-nuclear-proposal-330827

[Jesus Malverde]

1. Netanyahu: Iran Nuclear Deal Shaping Up to Be Historic Mistake

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was taking shape in talks in Geneva, and adopting it would be a "mistake of historic proportions".

"Israel understands that there are proposals on the table in Geneva today that would ease the pressure on Iran for concessions that are not concessions at all. This proposal would allow Iran to retain the capabilities to make nuclear weapons," he said in a speech.

"Israel totally opposes these proposals. I believe that adopting them would be a mistake of historic proportions. They must be rejected outright."

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/11/07/world/middleeast/07reuters-iran-nuclear-israel.html?ref=reuters&_r=0