Amos Gilad: Turkey against a nuclear Iran<\/p>\n
Head of Defense Ministry\u2019s diplomatic security bureau says reconciliation with Erodogan important; reveals that \u2018additional crises\u2019 were avoided<\/p>\n
Atilla Somfalvi<\/p>\n
Published:\u00a0 04.09.13, 15:09 \/ Israel News<\/p>\n
The head of the diplomatic-security bureau at the Defense Ministry, Amos Gilad said Tuesday that the reconciliation agreement with Turkey was important for Israel due to the Iran nuclear situation. \u201cTurkey has been enemies with Iran or Persia for 1,000 years; it (Turkey) cannot allow them to arm themselves with nuclear weapons. Turkey is not ready for Iran to go nuclear,\u201d he said in an interview with Ynet.<\/p>\n
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Gilad also emphasized that even if Israel\u2019s relations with Turkey did not return to their previous level, the importance of the reconciliation agreement was in that it stopped the deterioration of relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n
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He added that in addition to published reports, further crises unknown to the public, had been averted, \u201con the level of the air force and navy.\u201d Regarding the decision to postpone the meeting between Turkish and Israeli representatives he called it a \u201ctechnical issue,\u201d devoid of strategic meaning.<\/p>\n
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During the interview, Gilad talked about the visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry to the region in an attempt to lay the groundwork for a return to negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. He emphasized that the difficulty in reaching an agreement with the Palestinians lay in the gap between the two sides view of the West Bank, and in whether Abbas would be in control of Gaza.<\/p>\n
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Regarding Syria, Gilad said the regime\u2019s chemical weapons were still under Assad’s control and that \u201caccurate intelligence tracking\u201d needed to be done following their situation. He added that the deterioration of Syria has allowed groups such as Al-Qaeda to establish itself in the country.<\/p>\n
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Finally, Gilad said, Israel should not favor Assad, remembering that he is an \u201caxis of extreme evil.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When asked about Assad\u2019s eventual fall, Gilad replied, \u201cWe must not say that it will happen in the next week or next two weeks. There is no reason to make such estimations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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