IDF General: 'Dramatic Steps' Possible on Iran

Maj. Gen. Nimrod Sheffer

'Where Israel feels its existence depends on action, it will take it,' says Maj. Gen. Nimrod Sheffer, head of IDF Planning Directorate.

Maj. Gen. Nimrod Sheffer, the head of the Israel Defense Forces Planning Directorate, told Israel Hayom in a weekend interview that when Israeli leaders say “all options are on the table” with regard to Iran, they mean it.

“If someone builds a nuclear bomb and at the same time declares that the State of Israel has no right to exist, then we have to think about how to respond,” he said. “It goes beyond a simple challenge."

When asked if Israel might take “dramatic steps” in defiance of the American position, Sheffer answered positively: "When it comes to our national security, the answer is yes." (Read More)