National Security Adviser: Israel is not trying to drag the United States into the war against Iran

The prime minister's adviser, Eyal Hulta, said at a conference at Tel Aviv University that Israel does not want a military solution to the crisis surrounding the nuclear program.

In addition, he argued that Western countries should not put pressure on Egypt on human rights issues.

"President al-Sisi has more women in the cabinet than in many democracies and is still under attack."

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12/05/2022

Thursday, 12 May 2022, 13:59 Updated: 15:29

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National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Eyal Hulta said in a closed conference at Tel Aviv University that Israel does not want a military solution to the crisis surrounding the Iranian nuclear program and is not trying to drag the Biden administration into war with Iran.

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• Eight weeks of "time-out" in the nuclear talks in Vienna put the negotiations with Iran into limbo - without an agreement on the one hand but without further pressure on Iran on the other.

• The US, European powers and Israel are very concerned about the shuffling of nuclear talks that allows Iranians to continue to advance in their nuclear program almost without interruption.

• Against the background of the deadlock in the nuclear talks, Israel and the United States have in recent weeks begun to exert additional pressure on Iran in a scenario in which there is no return to the nuclear agreement in the near future.

What are they saying

• "We are not looking for a confrontation with Iran, we are not looking at it as a solution. We do not want to drag the United States into a military confrontation with Iran.

  We think it can be solved in other ways.

  We believe in that, "Hulta told the university's board of trustees.

• The National Security Adviser noted that if Iran did return to the nuclear deal it would be a bad outcome for Israel as the agreement would give legitimacy to the Iranian nuclear program, starting in a few more years, and the money Iran would now receive would fuel its aid to terrorist organizations.

• "There is no longer anything to gain from this agreement that is nearing its end. There is a better chance of reaching a good agreement without going back to the old agreement," he said.

• During his remarks at Tel Aviv University, Hulata also referred to the situation in Egypt and argued that Western countries should not put pressure on President al-Sisi when it comes to human rights in the country.

• "Non-Sisi has more women in the cabinet than in many democracies and he is still being attacked for abusing his people on human rights issues. The Muslim Brotherhood has tried to take over Egypt - it's hard to explain this in the West. We understand that better," he said.

• About two weeks ago, Hulta visited Washington and met at the White House with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan.

  The meeting between the two took place a day after the phone call between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, which dealt mostly with the Iranian issue.

• A senior Israeli official said the conversation between Bennett and President Biden was very good and that the relationship was important to both sides and they were trying to get the most out of it despite disagreements on certain issues, such as Iran.

• According to the Israeli official, one of the factors contributing to the good relationship is the trust built between the parties and the fact that both the Israeli government and the Biden government respect the rules of the game set at the first meeting between the leaders.

• "Israel feels that there is an intimate and good dialogue with the American side and that the White House refers to what the Israeli government says," the senior Israeli official said.

• A key part of the conversation between Hulata and Sullivan touched on the question of what to do in a reality where there is no agreement.

  A senior Israeli official said that one of the issues discussed was how to put pressure on the Iranians to demonstrate to them that they needed an agreement.

• A senior Israeli official said that in Jerusalem they believe that additional pressure should be exerted that will give the US an advantage in negotiations and may lead to a better agreement, but on the other hand take steps that will not cause the Iranians to break ahead and start enriching uranium to 90%.

• In Israel, it is believed that there are quite a few such actions.

  According to the senior Israeli official, some of the Israeli proposals to the administration were to pass a condemnation decision against Iran at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in June, and to increase military deterrence in the region.

• "All of these actions are intended to illustrate to the Iranians that they are not waiting for them and that time is not working in their favor," the senior Israeli official said.

The situation

• On Tuesday, America Teacher arrived in Iran, the EU mediator in indirect talks between Iran and the US. A teacher's visit is perhaps the latest attempt to save the nuclear deal from a final death and revive negotiations in Vienna.

• Yesterday and today, a teacher met with the head of Iran's negotiating team, Ali Bagri, and discussed with him an attempt to overcome the main controversy between the US and Iran - the Iranian demand to remove the Revolutionary Guards from the US terror list.

• A senior Israeli official said that after the conversation between Biden and Bennett and after the visit of National Security Adviser Eyal Hulta to the White House, the feeling in Israel is that something dramatic must happen for Biden to agree to remove the Revolutionary Guards from the US terror list.

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