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PM hints at September strike on Syria for first time, says Israelis know gov't can protect them
By Mijal Grinberg and Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Ehud Olmert, nuclear, Syria 

For the first time since the Israel Air Force strike on an alleged Syrian nuclear reactor last September, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Saturday hinted at Israel's involvement in the attack.

"Today we can say that the residents of Israel know that they have a government that will protect them," Olmert said.

The comments came at a Mimouna celebration, a Morrocan Jewish folk holiday of at the end of Passover, in the southern community of Ofakim, a few days after the U.S. released information regarding the strike in a congressional hearing.
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"While there are threats on Israel, the government will know how to deal with them and make sure that those threats are removed," Olmert added.

On Thursday, Senior U.S. intelligence officials said they believe the site of the alleged Israeli attack was a secret nuclear reactor meant to produce plutonium, which can be used to make high-yield nuclear weapons. They alleged that North Korea aided in the design, construction and outfitting of the building.


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