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He stressed that meaningful de-escalation would require coherent US mediation\u2014a prospect complicated by President Trump\u2019s inconsistent statements. Pinkas argued that Prime Minister Netanyahu\u2019s political gains depend on forcing Iran back into nuclear negotiations, as Israel lacks the capacity to unilaterally destroy Tehran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure, notably the fortified Fordow site. While acknowledging Israeli military planners\u2019 desire for US strikes, he dismissed regime change as unrealistic given Iran\u2019s scale and Israel\u2019s ongoing Gaza operations. The exchange grew contentious when Zeidan challenged Pinkas\u2019 claim that Iran frames the conflict in religious terms, with the diplomat citing historical Iranian rhetoric conflating Zionism and Judaism\u2014a point Zeidan disputed by referencing Tehran\u2019s official distinctions between Jews and the Israeli state. Pinkas maintained that Israel\u2019s tangible achievements may be limited to degrading Iran\u2019s air defences and delaying nuclear progress, underscoring the gap between Netanyahu\u2019s ambitions and strategic realities.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Sources &amp; Clarifications:<br \/>\nThese statements clarify Iran\u2019s long-standing distinction between Judaism as a faith and Zionism as a political ideology, a key point in the exchange between Alon Pinkas and Sami Zeidan:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc \u201cWe have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, October 28, 2005<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2005-10-28-iranian-leader-defends-antiisraeli-remarks\/<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc \u201cZionism is divisive; a century has passed since the onset of Zionism, but not every Jew is a Zionist\u2026\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 Rafsanjani, January 2, 2002<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.memri.org\/reports\/former-iranian-president-rafsanjani-using-nuclear-bomb-against-israel<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc \u201cWe have no problems with Jewish people. There are many Jews who live in Iran today\u2026\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, June 14, 2009<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/lkl\/date\/2009-06-14\/segment\/01<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc \u201cI do not believe that Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and others&#8230; are hostile against each other.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 Ahmadinejad, UN General Assembly speech, September 26, 2012<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meetdocs\/2009_2014\/documents\/d-ir\/dv\/ahmadinejad_un_sep_20\/ahmadinejad_un_sep_2012.pdf<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc \u201cWe believe that all the people who live there&#8230; should take part in a free referendum and choose their government.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 Ahmadinejad, September 18, 2008<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/archive.ph\/ev7NF#selection-787.0-787.262<\/p>\n<p>These statements clarify Iran\u2019s official distinction between Judaism as a religion and Zionism as a political ideology, a key point disputed during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/AJSubscribe<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEnglish<br \/>\nFind us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aljazeera<br \/>\nCheck our website: http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/<br \/>\nCheck out our Instagram page: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aljazeeraenglish\/<br \/>\nDownload AJE Mobile App: https:\/\/aje.io\/AJEMobile<\/p>\n<p>#Israel #Iran #DonaldTrump #BenjaminNetanyahu #IranIsraelWar #IranNuclearProgram #IranUraniumEnrichment #IsraelIranConflict #OperationRisingLion #TruePromise3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1723403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308,715],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1723402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-news","8":"category-video"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video: Israel needs US strikes to cripple Iran\u2019s nuclear sites, says ex-Israeli diplomat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In an interview with Al Jazeera, former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas dissected Israel\u2019s assassination of Iran\u2019s wartime armed forces chief, Ali Shadmani, telling host Sami Zeidan the strike aligned with Israel\u2019s targeted campaign against Revolutionary Guard leadership rather than signalling escalation. He stressed that meaningful de-escalation would require coherent US mediation\u2014a prospect complicated by President Trump\u2019s inconsistent statements. Pinkas argued that Prime Minister Netanyahu\u2019s political gains depend on forcing Iran back into nuclear negotiations, as Israel lacks the capacity to unilaterally destroy Tehran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure, notably the fortified Fordow site. While acknowledging Israeli military planners\u2019 desire for US strikes, he dismissed regime change as unrealistic given Iran\u2019s scale and Israel\u2019s ongoing Gaza operations. The exchange grew contentious when Zeidan challenged Pinkas\u2019 claim that Iran frames the conflict in religious terms, with the diplomat citing historical Iranian rhetoric conflating Zionism and Judaism\u2014a point Zeidan disputed by referencing Tehran\u2019s official distinctions between Jews and the Israeli state. Pinkas maintained that Israel\u2019s tangible achievements may be limited to degrading Iran\u2019s air defences and delaying nuclear progress, underscoring the gap between Netanyahu\u2019s ambitions and strategic realities. \ud83d\udcdd Sources &amp; Clarifications: These statements clarify Iran\u2019s long-standing distinction between Judaism as a faith and Zionism as a political ideology, a key point in the exchange between Alon Pinkas and Sami Zeidan: \ud83d\udccc \u201cWe have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.\u201d \u2014 Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, October 28, 2005 \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2005-10-28-iranian-leader-defends-antiisraeli-remarks\/ \ud83d\udccc \u201cZionism is divisive; a century has passed since the onset of Zionism, but not every Jew is a Zionist\u2026\u201d \u2014 Rafsanjani, January 2, 2002 \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.memri.org\/reports\/former-iranian-president-rafsanjani-using-nuclear-bomb-against-israel \ud83d\udccc \u201cWe have no problems with Jewish people. 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He stressed that meaningful de-escalation would require coherent US mediation\u2014a prospect complicated by President Trump\u2019s inconsistent statements. Pinkas argued that Prime Minister Netanyahu\u2019s political gains depend on forcing Iran back into nuclear negotiations, as Israel lacks the capacity to unilaterally destroy Tehran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure, notably the fortified Fordow site. While acknowledging Israeli military planners\u2019 desire for US strikes, he dismissed regime change as unrealistic given Iran\u2019s scale and Israel\u2019s ongoing Gaza operations. The exchange grew contentious when Zeidan challenged Pinkas\u2019 claim that Iran frames the conflict in religious terms, with the diplomat citing historical Iranian rhetoric conflating Zionism and Judaism\u2014a point Zeidan disputed by referencing Tehran\u2019s official distinctions between Jews and the Israeli state. Pinkas maintained that Israel\u2019s tangible achievements may be limited to degrading Iran\u2019s air defences and delaying nuclear progress, underscoring the gap between Netanyahu\u2019s ambitions and strategic realities. \ud83d\udcdd Sources &amp; Clarifications: These statements clarify Iran\u2019s long-standing distinction between Judaism as a faith and Zionism as a political ideology, a key point in the exchange between Alon Pinkas and Sami Zeidan: \ud83d\udccc \u201cWe have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.\u201d \u2014 Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, October 28, 2005 \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2005-10-28-iranian-leader-defends-antiisraeli-remarks\/ \ud83d\udccc \u201cZionism is divisive; a century has passed since the onset of Zionism, but not every Jew is a Zionist\u2026\u201d \u2014 Rafsanjani, January 2, 2002 \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/www.memri.org\/reports\/former-iranian-president-rafsanjani-using-nuclear-bomb-against-israel \ud83d\udccc \u201cWe have no problems with Jewish people. 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