Addressing a Forum of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, President Shimon Peres stated �the problem is not the size of the bomb but the Iranian regime�. He went on to say is the problem is not who has a bomb, but who has a �hangman waiting to execute someone�, insisting Iran is the major problem facing the free world today and only a broad-based coalition can adequately address the troublesome situation.

The president believes that stiff �moral sanctions� are necessary and will be more effective than economic sanctions, reminding his audience that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has �hanged people in the streets, fired at unarmed protestors, and continues to call for the eradication of a nation and denies the Holocaust�.

�The Iranian problem does not have to be Israel�s alone.�

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)