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Former ambassador Dan Gillerman weighs in on Netanyahu's comments on drawing a clear red line at the general U.N. assembly.
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-- polling but right now the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu taking.
Centre stage at the UN general assembly this week -- he called for a clear.
Red line on Iran's nuclear program.
Slater dome and the relevant question.
Is not when.
-- wrong will kept the ball.
The relevant question is at what stage.
-- we no longer stop Iran from getting the ball.
The Red Line must be drawn on Iran's nuclear enrichment program.
Because.
These enrichment facilities.
Other only nuclear installations.
That we can definitely seeing.
-- -- target.
-- we're joined now by Israel's former ambassador to the United Nations stand children thank you sir for coming and we appreciate you.
The Red Line comments that prime minister Vince Netanyahu just articulated there it appeared as if you pull back a little bit from the imminent threat.
The dialogue -- have been taking place before that and pushed off this threat.
Maybe the next summer as opposed to the next few months I bring that up because all this is happening in the midst of our own presidential election here in the United States what did you make of -- yesterday.
Well I I was there I'm here with the prime minister and I think he.
-- the message Holman a very very clear -- probably in the most.
Accurate way both as far as specifics are concerned -- right -- -- is consumed and and also make people understand.
Where Iran is how imminent -- danger is how we needed that may be.
And I think the by pointing all that there's still this dime what he really did is give the international community and the president of the United States.
Whoever it may be.
Are off to November.
-- second Charles possibly -- lost songs but with a very clear timetable saying time is running out.
I'll clocks are -- a different than the Israel's -- -- much false -- We feel really threatened I mean there is that president of Iran who spoke the day before and basically.
Pledged to wipe Israel off the face of the map right we -- threatened but civilization as we know it and United States and western civilization.
A threatened as well and therefore the program the prime minister tried to make clear.
Is that he will not allow.
-- -- to acquire nuclear weapons but made it very very clear that he expects the international community led by the United States.
To do it rather than have this -- to it.
But by pushing that timetable office he appeared to do does that take the possibility.
-- Israel -- middle military strike against -- in nuclear installations whatever they may be does that take it off the table before the certainly.
Maybe the end of the year or before the US presidential election.
I think it does I think it does I think what the prime minister basically said -- you know we are allowing you.
More time to try and use diplomacy to try new sanctions.
But if its phase as we expect you to act right and I think it creates.
More certainty.
And in fact I think that red line which the prime -- the -- very visually yesterday.
Could eventually when things do crystallize.
Create their local green screens on your screen when you were -- The markets whenever that happens -- what do you say that.
Because I think that we have and especially in the last few weeks -- last month lived with.
A lot of uncertainty and -- local.
Apprehension about this happening any day now.
And you know the markets don't like uncertainty I think now there is at least -- period of say six months.
For everybody to take stock and get ready for it but -- -- -- Contrary to what many believe that if Iran is dealt with.
That's to eventually will lead to those green screens because Iran today -- I mean.
Perpetrate their harbor finance sort of terror -- on the world.
You look around the world you see Libya you see Syria you see -- region.
You see other places I think once you are mistaken Carol we will be living in a much but the world and -- that would be good for business to.
Done assured would be the job markets are down today for other reasons would be -- -- -- what we're talking about the one final question before we let you go how much do you -- From what you know about all the parties involved how much -- personal relationships between.
Netanyahu President Obama Netanyahu.
Governor Romney how much of those playing into the public statements that we're hearing about this and another issue -- it is -- -- and the United States.
Well I don't think -- the prime minister did -- that they had any personal -- and it but.
I do think that people seem to discount the importance of course in the relations I mean I know politics and international relations.
Or even international affairs prime and alt love affairs and then -- or about -- months but that the same time.
-- relations do -- to hold you have to do to.
Have this brought home to you is remember the very bad relations between president -- both the premise the true true during the Second World War.
It defected to a very great extent America's decision to end to the war to help the United Kingdom mainly because of the disdain and distrust.
Between those two reasons so I believe personal relations -- called.
And I hope that whoever the next president is.
Relations between him and the prime minister of Israel will be as they always -- warm trust flows genuine and -- of great.
Destructiveness strategic alliance -- ambassador kill -- thank you very much for coming in especially here in studio today Patricia.
