Netanyahu: Don't Strengthen Iran To Weaken Islamic State

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By Barak Ravid | Sep. 11, 2014 | 5:37 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Thursday the West should be wary of strengthening Iran in the fight against Islamic State militants.

Speaking at the 13th annual conference of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Netanyahu stated that he "fully supports" U.S. President Barack Obama's call for united action against the Islamic State, adding that Israel has been part of the international effort.

"Israel is doing its part in the fight against ISIS - some of this is more known and some of this is less known," the prime minister said, suggesting that some of the efforts have been covert.

"Arab states are reevaluating their relations with Israel due to the fact we are facing the same enemies," he added.

But he cautioned the U.S. and the rest of the international community against making concessions to Iran vis-à-vis its nuclear program in order to recruit it for the fight against the Islamic State. The West should not strengthen "Shi'ite extremists," referring to Iran, in order to weaken "Sunni extremists", referring to the Islamic State, Netanyahu said.

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1. surest sign the president is doing something right nt