Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday Israel is "determined to prevent Iran from becoming a military nuclear power."
Speaking at the World Jewish Congress (WJC) gala in New York, Barak stated: "Once they enter the �zone of immunity,� fate will be out of our hands. The State of Israel was founded precisely so that our fate would remain in our own hands.�

Barak also commented on the recent granting of Palestinian membership to the United Nations as a non-member state, calling the move "provocative" and not a direct substitute for negotiations.

The WJC gala honored President Shimon Peres on Monday with its Theodor Herzl Award, with the president of the organization heralding Peres as �the last, great founding father of the State of Israel.�

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder expressed concern regarding the Iranian nuclear program and anti-Semitism in Europe.

By Jerusalem Post

 

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