Israel and Germany call for tough line on Iran
Israel and Germany called for a strong international front on Iran’s contested nuclear program as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned a Holocaust conference in Tehran. Both leaders urged the international community to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. But after a day in which the spotlight fell on Israel’s weapons capabilities, Olmert reiterated the Jewish state’s longstanding position that it will neither confirm nor deny having such an arsenal. Full Story