Olmert calls special cabinet session over Iranian nuclear threat

[lovuian]

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/833782.html

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held a special cabinet session on Sunday on Israel's response to Iran's nuclear threat.
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Olmert briefed the subcommittee (MKs Benjamin Netanyahu, Silvan Shalom, Tzachi Hanegbi, Ami Ayalon and Effie Eitam) on the latest strategic-security developments.

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who met a number of her European Union counterparts Monday in Brussels, emphasized the importance of forming an international front to isolate Iran and pressure it to halt its nuclear pro
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Stuart Levey, U.S. undersecretary of the treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, who is coordinating the drive for an economic boycott on Iran, visited Jerusalem on Sunday. Levey spoke to Olmert and Livni on the difficulties his initiative is encountering in European states that trade with Iran.

One of the problems hindering a boycott is the lack of a uniform European policy and the need to persuade each state separately. In addition, the Europeans argue that if they reduce their economic ties with Iran, China would simply step in and replace them.


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Lots of meetings with other countries making sure they know where they stand

[azurnoir]

1. Boycott is code for don't buy their oil

and unfortunately China would be happy to have more oil, not to mention if China won't go with a boycott it is pretty useless even if they did not take up the EU's slack.