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鈥榃e will seek peace, but invest in defence鈥�
The threat Israel faces from neighbouring countries, means it will seek peace but continue to invest in defence to protect itself, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations has said.
鈥淲e have no intention to escalate anything in the Middle East and our neighbours know that,鈥� Danny Danon told 91热爆 Hardtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur.
鈥淏ut they should know at the same time, that if they try to pose a threat to our existence we have the means to protect ourselves and we will do whatever is necessary to protect the Jewish people in Israel,鈥� he added.
Mr Danon was responding to a question about the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 speech when he was visiting the Dimona nuclear plant.
