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November 7, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=071106195057.nbgi0q6x&cat=null

Merkel: Moral Duty to Protect Israel Against Iranian Threat

[AFP] German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday told the Central Council of Jews in Germany she felt a moral duty to protect Israel and would stand firm in the face of Iran's nuclear ambitions and its threats to wipe the Jewish state off the map. "It means intervening to protect the safety of Israel today and in the future." "I believe that in the face of the threat Iran's nuclear program poses to Israel, our responsibility must be more than empty words. These words must be backed up by deeds. My government will follow its words with action....Part of this process is a readiness on the part of Germany to agree to wider, stricter sanctions if Iran does not comply" with the demands of the international community to halt sensitive nuclear work.

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