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Israeli official calls for ElBaradei to be fired from UN post

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz called yesterday for Mohamed ElBaradei to be removed as head of the UN nuclear watchdog, saying he had turned a blind eye to Iran's nuclear ambitions.

"The policies followed by ElBaradei endanger world peace. His irresponsible attitude of sticking his head in the sand over Iran's nuclear programme should lead to his impeachment," Mofaz told public radio from Washington.

Mofaz, who heads "the strategic dialogue" between Israel and its main ally the US, met on Wednesday with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

"ElBaradei says he has no proof regarding Iran's nuclear program when he has intelligence reports gathered by several countries and he heads an organization responsible precisely for that," the former chief of staff said.

Mofaz nevertheless said he believed the Jewish state's archfoe had yet to cross the point of no return in its controversial program.
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