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Ahead of US trip, Olmert says

The only situation in which Iran will agree to compromise on the continuation of its nuclear program if it sees genuine reasons to fear reprisals, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Newsweek on Saturday ahead of his trip to Washington to meet with US President George W. Bush.
"Iran must start to fear," Olmert declared, stressing that Israel would favor a compromise that would prevent Iran from achieving nuclear capability.
THE IRANIAN THREAT

"This is the first time in many years that the official leader of a major nation with more than 70 million citizens has talked … of the liquidation of another nation that is a member of the United Nations. [ Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad is a man who is ready to commit crimes against humanity, and he has to be stopped," Olmert continued.
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Olmert expressed his faith in Bush's integrity and determination on the Iranian issue, as well as the US president's understanding of the threat posed by a nuclear Iran. When asked if he supported a change of regime in Iran, Olmert replied that the possibility was only one of several options for action. The people of Iran, he said, must understand that they will pay the price for failing to comply with international demands that Iran cease its nuclear activity.
However, Olmert stopped short of endorsing an Israeli military attack against Iran. "Israel has many options," he reiterated.
When asked if he looked favorably on recent overtures by Syrian President Bashar Assad toward talks with Israel, Olmert said that Assad had not demonstrated that he was serious about his gestures of peace.
"If Assad were serious, he would have stopped his total support of Khaled Mashaal, the man directly responsible for daily terrorist actions against Israel. I would be happy to negotiate with Bashar Assad, but on the basis of a certain environment, where you stop your support of terror and of Hezbollah. Assad doesn't show any sign that he's ready to do this," Olmert explained.