Lieberman: Ties between ‘Israel’, Arab States ’More Crucial For Them than Us’

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‘Israeli' War Minister Avigdor Lieberman, on the occasion of the so-called Independence Day, said that Arab states understand that the biggest threat for them is not ‘Israel.'

"Iran is a big threat to the entire region, not just to ‘Israel,'" Lieberman claimed.

"We need to explain to our allies that Iran is the biggest threat in the region. I am surprised to see that there is [more of] an understanding in the world about this," he said. "At the Munich Security Conference last month [in March], Iran was the biggest topic.

Everyone spoke about Iran, not about the Palestinians. `The speech by [Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister] Adel al-Jubeir was very interesting; it was the first time I saw a high-ranking Saudi official talking about this," Lieberman said.

He further noted the continued development and testing of ballistic missiles in which there have been parades in Tehran featuring those missiles with Hebrew inscriptions reading "'Israel' must be wiped out."

Lieberman imagined that the endgame of Iran's role in Yemen is to get to the Saudis, and therefore ‘Israel' needs to coordinate its activities with the Americans and other moderate Sunni states in the region.

"The ball is in their court. They know that is in their interests to work with us. We are open to all kinds of dialogue with all moderate states," Lieberman added.

Lieberman further stated that ‘Israel' is coordinating with Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team