Israeli Ambassador's Unguarded Moment On Australian Television
Israeli Ambassador to Australia Yuval Rotem let a few things slip recently about the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, calling it “a preintroduction” to an attack on Iran that Israel seems to expect within the year. It was featured on most Australian free-to-air channels yesterday, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as this clip shows:
As Antiwar reports:Israeli Envoy: Attack on Gaza a ‘Preintroduction’ to Attack on Iran
Australian News Channel Was Invited “Accidentally” to Very Open DialogueAfter ordering a cameraman to turn off his camera, Israeli Ambassador to Australia Yuval Rotem engaged in a very frank discussion about the recent Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, calling it “a preintroduction” to an attack on Iran that Israel apparently expects within the year.
Before the camera was turned off, Ambassador Rotem said “the best thing to do is to have a very open dialogue if there are no reporters or journalists here,” adding “I am far more reserved in the way I am saying my things (on camera).” Unbeknownst to him however Sarah Cummings, a reporter for Australia’s Seven News service, was actually in attendance at the meeting after having been “accidentally” invited.
Israel has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran, and while its officials have repeatedly attempted to tie the Iranian government to its war on the Gaza Strip this is the first time one of their officials has publicly (if inadvertently so) suggested that the attack on the strip was a warm-up to its long talked about attack on Iran.
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