An Iran armed with nuclear weapons is one of the greatest threats facing Israel, the country�s consulate general to New England said yesterday, calling the rogue state a tough test for new Secretary of State John F. Kerry.
�They educate their people to hate us. To them, we represent all that is bad in the world. They�ve compared us to a cancer that must be removed from the Middle East,� Shai Bazak said of Iran during an interview with Herald editors and reporters. �They are developing a nuclear weapon. They�re going to have it soon � maybe this summer.�

Asked if Kerry should consider a pre-emptive strike against Iran, Bazak said, �I can only quote President Obama � and I believe I heard Sen. Kerry say something similar � �America will not contain a nuclear Iran.�

�With this great power the United States has today, comes great responsibility,� he said. �I�m not sure how things will turn out with Iran. If we have to go beyond diplomatic and economic sanctions, we�re all going to stand united � Israel, the United States, Europe, all free-world countries � in order to stand up against a real danger which threatens all of us. We believe this is what�s going to happen, but who knows what the future is hiding.�

He also said Israel is watching who�ll step up to fill Kerry�s soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat �very closely,� Bazak said, but � in true diplomatic fashion � he�s leaving party preferences and the ultimate decision to the voters of Massachusetts.

Asked if any ambitious politicians reached out to him to put in a good word with friend Gov. Deval Patrick for the interim appointment Patrick has said he�ll announce today, Bazak said, �I cannot comment on that. I�m talking with everybody.�

By Boston Herald

 

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