US pressures Olmert against Iran, Gaza attacks - Time
U.S. officials have asked Israel to refrain from launching any major military action in the region while Bush is president, Israeli sources told TIME magazine. The next day, Prime Minister Olmert said the US has never pressed Israel not to attack Iran.
TIME Monday, Nov. 24, 2008
US Puts Pressure on Israel to Refrain from Attacks
By Tim McGirk / Jerusalem
U.S. officials have asked Israel to refrain from launching any major military action in the region during the waning days of the Bush presidency, Israeli sources have told TIME. Previously, some Israeli military officials had hinted to the media that if Israel were to carry out its threats to strike at Iranian nuclear installations, it might do so before Barack Obama enters the White House in January. But now a Defense Ministry official says, “We have been warned off.”
The call for restraint was relayed to Israeli officials by senior U.S. counterparts, TIME’s sources say, and it is likely to be reinforced during Monday’s valedictory meeting in Washington between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President George W. Bush.
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