Israeli minister calls for trial of former MOSAD head

Jerusalem—Israeli science and technology Minister Daniel Hershkowitz have demanded a trial against the former head of MOSAD Meir Dagan for giving a controversial statement.

Dagan had called Benjamin Netan Yahu led government’s policy towards Iran based on adventurism that could lead Israel into a regional war. Earlier addressing in Tel Aviv University he had severely criticized the Zionist government circles.

Dagan had demanded to Israeli government for implementing its peace treaty with Saudi Arabia that of establishment of independent Palestinian state by going back to the borders of 1967 for the sake of Israel’s own interests and its very existence, so that Israel relations with other Arab countries can be brought to a normal level.

Meanwhile Minister of science and technology Daniel Hershkowitz has severely criticized the ex-head of MOSAD statement calling that a person on such a high post does not have any right to dictate the government for what should be done. By such statements, he had presented himself open for legal proceedings against him, he said.

Minister expressed his surprise over the former MOSAD head statement by calling such statements perilous for the security of Israelis. Earlier this year Dagan said in his statement that Iran cannot be able to develop nuclear arsenal till 2015 had made Israeli Prime Minister Netan Yahu anguished calling it against the Israel’s standpoint of a military action against Iran in near future.—SANA