(Speech) Mofaz told Israel Radio that the ship was carrying weapons with one intention: to harm Israeli civilians.

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(Speech) Mofaz said it is clear that Hezbollah is arming and preparing for the next war.

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Shaul Mofaz, an Israeli parliamentarian and former army chief of staff, says a radical axis of Iran,Syria, Hezbollah and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza are trying to destabilize the Middle East.

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But Mr Mofaz may find it hard to draw Mr Olmert's supporters keenly into his camp.

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Livni and Mofaz are vying to succeed Ehud Olmert as Israel's next prime minister.

NPR: Diplomacy With Iran Spurs Concern In Israel

They say Mofaz's threat is meant to serve primarily as a deterrent to Iran.

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