http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=74a68a677db50931Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is on his way to Washington, where Tuesday he will hold his first meeting with President Bush at the White House.
The future of the West Bank and the Iranian nuclear threat are topping the agenda.
Mr. Olmert is seeking President Bush's support for his plan for unilateral Israeli pullouts from large parts of the West Bank. American backing is vital, and the prime minister hopes to build on the legacy of his predecessor, Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since a massive stroke in January. Zalman Shoval is a former Israeli ambassador to Washington.
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'The nuclear option in the hands of someone like the present Iranian regime, is a threat to the rest of the world, to Europe, to the Arab Middle East, to Israel, as well,' said Zalman Shoval.
Israel has grown increasingly alarmed about Iran's nuclear program since October, when the Iranian president threatened to 'wipe' the Jewish state 'off the map.'
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Time is growing shorter... :nuke: