(Ynet News) Boaz Fyler - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that "Iran wants to destroy Israel and is developing nuclear weapons to that end." He said that "Iran is threatening Israel and the whole world," and urged the international community to "remain firm and not make any concessions." He added that he has heard "many voices in recent weeks that cast doubt on Iran's intentions. They say that when Iran's leaders say they want to wipe Israel off the map, they actually mean something else in Persian....I wonder what they have to say about Iran's chief of staff, who declared yesterday that his country is committed to the full destruction of Israel." Netanyahu reiterated his demand that Iran halt all uranium enrichment, saying that it is necessary to "remove enriched nuclear material from the country and dismantle the underground nuclear facilities near Qom. This is the only way to ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear bomb."
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