JERUSALEM, April 7, (Agencies): An Israeli government minister warned on Monday that Israel would respond to any Iranian attack by destroying that country, public radio reported. “An Iranian attack against Israel would trigger a tough reaction that would lead to the destruction of the Iranian nation,” National Infrastruc-ture Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer said in remarks of rare virulence. “Iranians are aware of our strength but continue to provoke us by arming their Syrian allies and Hezbollah,” he said during a meeting at his ministry. Ben-Eliezer, a member of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s security cabinet, stressed however that the Iranians were unlikely to attack as “they understand the meaning of such an act.”
Last month, Defence Minister Ehud Barak told visiting US Vice- President Dick Cheney that “no option” would be ruled out in Israel’s bid to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Ben-Eliezer also stressed that an ongoing five-day home front defence exercise was not meant to threaten Israel’s neighbours, but stressed that “the scenarios considered in the exercise could be reality tomorrow.” Iran on Monday ruled out halting or limiting sensitive nuclear work in exchange for trade and other incentives from major powers and instead suggested it may announce new developments in the programme this week. Iran marks its National Day of Nuclear Technology on April 8, an occasion President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used last year to proclaim industrial uranium enrichment capacity.
I agree 100%, respect is not an obligation, it is something that should be earned through words and actions.
Just to play Devil's advocate...if respect is not an obligation, why should those Danish cartoonists censor themselves out of basic respect? Why shouldn't Wilder put out his film?
I couldn't count how many times many on this board have stated those cartoons and the film shouldn't have been written out of basic respect for another people's faith.
I won't go so far as to cry "hypocrisy", but it is definitely in the same time zone.
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."
Since this thread is now a week old, and people aren't really contributing anything to move the discussion forward (since there doesn't seem to be anything left to discuss), the thread has qualified for lockage.
This read as a slag towards shiites. That is a big no no around here. They are muslims and should be respected as such.
once upon a time, there wer LIStaff who would not have tolerated promtion of moshriks like Rafidah, here but alas! no more. Now the mask of LIStaff is used by some mods to ban Muslims for objecting to be counted with worshipers of Hazraat Ali & Hussain (may Allah be pleased with them both).
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