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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/09/09/harper-iran-apec.html
Israeli PM Praises Canada for Cutting Ties with Iran
(CBC News) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes other countries will follow the example set by Canada, which on Friday broke off diplomatic relations with Iran. Netanyahu told CBC in an interview Sunday: "Iran will not stop unless it sees clear determination by the democratic countries of the world and a clear red line. I don't think that they see a clear red line, and I think the sooner we establish one, the greater the chances that we won't need other types of action." Netanyahu said Israel did not know Canada was about to break off ties with Iran, nor did the Jewish state share any special intelligence with Ottawa. "I think everyone in Israel appreciates its forthright stand against a regime that brutalizes its own people, that colludes in the murder of tens of thousands in Syria, that denies the Holocaust and calls for the eradication of the State of Israel while pursuing an illicit program for developing nuclear weapons."