Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni

     Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni urged Gates to send a firm message to Iran over the country's refusal to put an end to its nuclear program. The free world is being tested by those countries that are being threatened by Iran, mostly its Arab and Muslim neighbors. Every hesitation is being interpreted as weakness, and it's only the world's determination that can preserve the moderate camp," Livni told Gates during their meeting in Jerusalem. Livni said Iran was a threat not only to Israel, but to moderate Arab nations in the Middle East. "The free world is tested by the countries under threat from Iran, especially its Arab and Muslim neighbors. Every hesitation is interpreted as weakness and is liable to lead to an effort to appease Iran," Livni said. "Only the world's resolve can preserve the 'moderate camp.'"(20,05)