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Israel 'not yet' decided on attacking Iran
Thu 26 April 2012 06:36 GMT | 7:36 Local Time
Max Singer
News.Az interviews Max Singer, an independent consultant on public
policy and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and Bar Ilan
University's BESA Institute in Israel.
How serious are media reports about Israeli plans to attack Iran?
My understanding is that Israel is actively considering the
possibility of attacking Iran's nuclear program, but I think any
stories about specific plans are just rumours. I don't believe that a
decision has yet been made.
What can you say about rumours that Israel is going to use Azerbaijani
territory to bomb Iran?
I think there is no chance that Israel would use Azerbaijan as a base
for bombing Iran.
May the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to
Azerbaijan be linked with Iran, as Tehran thinks?
As you know, Israel and Azerbaijan have been building up their
relationship for some years for a variety of reasons. Iran is
certainly not the prime factor in the Israel-Azerbaijan relationship.
But Iran is important enough for both countries that they must take it
into account.
Avigdor Lieberman said in Baku that Israel and Azerbaijan could
cooperate in the US Security Council. What kind of issues may the two
countries cooperate on?
Both countries have particular interests in energy policy. Israel,
which has been an energy importer, will in the future become an energy
(gas) exporter, like Azerbaijan. Both also have strong interests in
economic development issues. Of course both countries are interested
in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East.
F.H.
News.Az
Thu 26 April 2012 06:36 GMT | 7:36 Local Time
Max Singer
News.Az interviews Max Singer, an independent consultant on public
policy and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and Bar Ilan
University's BESA Institute in Israel.
How serious are media reports about Israeli plans to attack Iran?
My understanding is that Israel is actively considering the
possibility of attacking Iran's nuclear program, but I think any
stories about specific plans are just rumours. I don't believe that a
decision has yet been made.
What can you say about rumours that Israel is going to use Azerbaijani
territory to bomb Iran?
I think there is no chance that Israel would use Azerbaijan as a base
for bombing Iran.
May the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to
Azerbaijan be linked with Iran, as Tehran thinks?
As you know, Israel and Azerbaijan have been building up their
relationship for some years for a variety of reasons. Iran is
certainly not the prime factor in the Israel-Azerbaijan relationship.
But Iran is important enough for both countries that they must take it
into account.
Avigdor Lieberman said in Baku that Israel and Azerbaijan could
cooperate in the US Security Council. What kind of issues may the two
countries cooperate on?
Both countries have particular interests in energy policy. Israel,
which has been an energy importer, will in the future become an energy
(gas) exporter, like Azerbaijan. Both also have strong interests in
economic development issues. Of course both countries are interested
in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East.
F.H.
News.Az