Israel's response to a US request that it not attack Iran's nuclear facilities was to demand that Washington intensify sanctions against Tehran, Israel's Channel 2 News reported Monday night.
The report, which was not sourced, came as US National
Security Advisor Tom Donilon concluded two days of talks with Israeli leaders,
which focused on Iran, amid mounting speculation that Israel will attack Iran
in the coming months to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear arsenal.
Donilon met Monday with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud
Barak, but apart from informing reporters that the meeting had taken place, the
Israelis put out no statement.
A government official said Israel was trying to keep
Donilon's visit 'low profile.'
The White House was scarcely more forthcoming, saying in
a statement only that during the visit 'Mr. Donilon and his delegation
addressed the full range of security issues of mutual concern.'
The issue of Iran's nuclear programme is expected to be
the focus when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Barack Obama
in Washington on March 5.
Israel has consistently pushed for tougher sanctions
against Iran, but its leaders have also not totally ruled out a military
strike. In Cyuprus last week, Netanyahu said the sanctions targeting Tehran are
so far not working.
The US is known to be opposed to any Israeli attack on
Iran's facilities.
Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin
Dempsey told CNN that Washington believed an Israeli attack would be
'destabilizing' and would not achieve Jerusalem's long-term objectives.
Israel regards Iran is its biggest existential threat,
because of its nuclear programme coupled with repeated statements by President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian leaders that the Jewish state should
cease to exist.
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