DAR AL HARB - ISRAEL: ISRAEL CAN FACE IRAN ALONE

Lieberman: We can face Iran alone
By SHEERA CLAIRE FRENKEL


Israel can deal with the Iranian nuclear threat alone if necessary, Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman Minister told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday.

In his first appearance before the panel, Lieberman said the government "was doing more than any other country to confront the Iranian nuclear threat."

"We can face the country even if we're left to face them one-on-one," he said. "I think it would be much better for the world if the international community were to step in."

Lieberman, who returned on Tuesday night from a visit to Russia, said he was heartened by the Russian will to help stop a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

"Everyone realizes that a nuclear arms race would be devastating for this region and they want to prevent it," he said. "I don't want to think about the implications of an arms race, because the situation would be out of control."

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