Netanyahu (age 76) - No Iranian nukes while I am PM - Apres moi le

Netanyahu (age 76) – No Iranian nukes while I am PM – Apres moi le =
deluge?
Dr. Aaron Lerner 12 June 2026

In the statement below, Prime Minister Netanyahu assures the Israeli =
public that the Iranians won’t have nukes as long as he is prime =
minister. =20

Apres moi le deluge?=20

As prime minister, Mr. Netanyahu’s responsibility is not only to stop =
Iran from having nukes while he is serving as prime minister but also to =
create the conditions – diplomatic, military and otherwise – that Iran =
doesn’t have nukes when the day comes that someone else serves as =
Israel’s prime minister.

Here are examples of how world leaders talk – notice “we” rather than =
“I”:

Menachem Begin – 8 June 1981 after the strike on Iraq=E2=80=99s reactor
“On no account shall we permit an enemy to develop weapons of mass =
destruction against the people of Israel.=E2=80=9D

Ronald Reagan – 6 June 1984
“We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be =
prepared, so we will always be free.”

Abraham Lincoln – 19 November 1863
=E2=80=9C… that government of the people, by the people, for the =
people, shall not perish from the earth.=E2=80=9D

Winston Churchill – 4 June 1940
=E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6 we shall never surrender.=E2=80=9D

John F. Kennedy – 20 January 1961
=E2=80=9CLet every nation know=E2=80=A6 that we shall pay any price, =
bear any burden=E2=80=A6 to assure the survival and the success of =
liberty.=E2=80=9D

George W. Bush – 20 September 2001
=E2=80=9CWe will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not =
fail.=E2=80=9D

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Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this afternoon (Friday, 12 June 2026) =
[translated from Hebrew]:
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“As long as I am the Prime Minister of Israel =E2=80=93 Iran will not =
have nuclear weapons.
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President Trump and I are in full agreement on this issue.
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For over 30 years, I have been at the forefront of the international =
struggle against Iran’s nuclear program.
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Were it not for this struggle, Iran would have long ago possessed atomic =
bombs to destroy Israel.
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Iran is working to destroy the Jewish state, and I am dedicating my life =
to preventing them from doing so.
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As long as I am the Prime Minister of Israel, this will not happen.”

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