Israel: Iran Vote For Ahmadenijad Shows Growing Threat

The AP reports that according to two senior Israeli politicians the election of "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underscores the growing threat posed by Tehran and its nuclear ambitions... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has argued that Iran's nuclear ambitions, not Israel's conflict with the Palestinians, should occupy the world's attention."

"If we had an any shred of hope for change in Iran, the re-election of Ahmadinejad demonstrates the increasing Iranian threat," Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said in a text message sent to news organizations. AP reports that Ayalon also said that there was no difference between the incumbent and Mousavi concerning "the nuclear issue and terror," an apparent reference to Iran's support for the Palestinian militant faction Hamas and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. "With the results of the Iranian elections, the international community has to stop the Iran's nuclear problem and terrorism from Iran immediately," Ayalon said.

The following is a news report from MSNBC about the thousands that have clashed with police over what they believe is a "rigged" election:

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