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Former IDF Chief of Staff: “Iranian Threat is No Longer A Knife to the Throat”At a “Tarbut” function, former IDF Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, claimed that the Iranian threat is no longer what is was, “a mediocre agreement with the Iranians is better than a successful war,” added Halutz. Government Minister, Yuval Steinitz, accused defense chiefs of “seeking to manipulate the budget”

Israel News – Former IDF Chief of Staff: “Iranian Threat is No Longer A Knife to the Throat” – JerusalemOnline.

May 31, 2014, 05:49PM | Jacob Northbrook

At the same event, Steinitz claimed that heads of the defense apparatus are responsible for exercises aimed at influencing the national budget. He claimed that “Defense chiefs are engaging in exercises which are meant to influence the debate on the national budget.”

According to Steinitz, the defense community is manipulating public opinion. “it is not acceptable that such a thing will take place in a democratic society,” he continued and emphasized that despite the budget crisis, “the IDF cannot intervene in governmental decisions.”

Steinitz further denied recent “Newsweek” reports, according to which Israel recorded discussions between then President Clinton and Syrian President, Hafez Al-Assad, during the 1999 peace negotiations between Israel and Syria. “I can say unequivocally, that Israel does not spy on the United States – period. The United States does not take these reports seriously,” added Steinitz.

The Iranian threat, no longer a threat? So claimed former IDF Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, at a cultural event for theatre performances in Beer Sheva.

During the function, Halutz supported the position which holds that Israel must be independently responsible for its own future, and that the Iranians do pose an existential threat, however he added that “we must only make such comments, when a knife is to our throats – now (commenting on the Iranian threat), this is not the case.” According to Halutz, a mediocre agreement is better than a successful war against the Iranians. “I am pleased to see a reduction in belligerency,” offered Halutz.

Steinitz: “Heads of Defense Apparatus manipulating the public”

At the same event, Steinitz claimed that heads of the defense apparatus are responsible for exercises aimed at influencing the national budget. He claimed that “Defense chiefs are engaging in exercises which are meant to influence the debate on the national budget.”

According to Steinitz, the defense community is manipulating public opinion. “it is not acceptable that such a thing will take place in a democratic society,” he continued and emphasized that despite the budget crisis, “the IDF cannot intervene in governmental decisions.”

Steinitz further denied recent “Newsweek” reports, according to which Israel recorded discussions between then President Clinton and Syrian President, Hafez Al-Assad, during the 1999 peace negotiations between Israel and Syria. “I can say unequivocally, that Israel does not spy on the United States – period. The United States does not take these reports seriously,” added Steinitz.

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