Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from his office in Jerusalem September 10, 2011, after rioting forced the evacuation of Israel's Cairo embassy. File photo.
Image by: RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS
Image by: RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS
Israeli officials are tight-lipped following the release of a damning report by the UN nuclear watchdog on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.
"We're studying the report," said an official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bureau.
Israel's military radio said Netanyahu had ordered his ministers not to comment on the matter out of concern that any statement or Israeli move would draw international criticism and play into Iran's hands.
But opposition leader and Kadima party chairman Tzipi Livni said publication of the report meant Israel should push the world to act firmly to stop Iran.
". Israel must galvanise the free world to stop Iran," she said. "Determination and diplomatic wisdom are crucial now." Head of the Knesset's foreign and defence committee Shaul Mofaz said the "severe report" provided the free world with the opportunity to "take action" against Iran.
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