Foreign, Finance ministers criticize ex-Mossad chief’s remarks on Iran as ‘unnecessary,’ ‘foolish’
Both the foreign minister and the finance minister came out Sunday against former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan’s statements on the consequences of a possible attack on Iran in which he said that “attacking Iran is a foolish idea without any advantage whatsoever.”
Ahead of Sunday’s government meeting Minister Yuval Steinitz said “Dagan was a fantastic Mossad chief and it is a shame that he made such an unnecessary statement.”
Ex-Mossad chief: Iran strike a dumb idea
Military strike on Iran may prompt regional war, missile attacks on Israel, former Mossad Director Meir Dagan says; Iranian problem should be resolved by international community, he says
On a visit to the Gaza vicinity Defense Minister Ehud Barak also addressed Dagan’s remarks and said that he believes that the former Mossad chief should not have shared his personal thoughts with everyone.
“Meir Dagan is a man of merit but with all due caution, I don’t think his statement was correct. These are decisions that in their nature belong in the political echelons.
