MFA: PM Netanyahu interview with Bild (22 June 2009)
"The true nature of the Iranian regime has been unmasked. You can actually see the lack of Iranian democracy at work. This is a regime that represses its own people, supports terrorism worldwide and openly denies the Holocaust, while calling for the elimination of Israel. This regime is not only a great threat to our existence, but also to moderate Arab countries, the safety of Europe and to the peace in the world...

What we have seen in Iran is a powerful desire on the part of the Iranian people to be free. Iranian elections are not like elections in Europe or Israel. First of all, the regime vets candidates. They eliminate those who are unacceptable to them in advance. This is a theocratic, totalitarian and brutal state that doesn’t really give free choice to the Iranian people...

What would be good news for Israel is a regime that stops crushing dissent, stops supporting terror and stops trying to build nuclear weapons. It would mean a regime that stops denying the Holocaust and stops threatening Israel with destruction. There is no conflict between the Iranian people and the people of Israel and under a different regime the friendly relations that prevailed in the past could be restored... Continue