David Kimche, former Director General of the Foreign Ministry who was one of the top Israeli officials most closely linked to the U.S.-Iran arms sale, said that he is ready to cooperate with the U.S. authorities investigating the affair.
Asked by an Israel Radio interviewer if he was ready to give evidence to U.S. investigators, Kimche said, “I am doing whatever the government of Israel asks me to do. I shall certainly be very happy to cooperate. It is a positive thing to cooperate.”
He added, “But I shall be doing what I can, within the framework of what the government of Israel decides, together with the government of the U.S.” Israel has already stated that it would not permit its officials to testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence conducting the probe but would reply to its questions in writing.
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