Israeli Army Radio reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his ministers to stay silent on the Syria question, but on Sunday Amir Peretz became the first Cabinent member to attack President Obama in public.
"We expect that whoever defines red lines will also do what is needed," Mr Peretz, the Environment Minister, said.
"First and foremost, the US and of course the entire international community." Deputy Foreign Minister Ze'ev Elkin also urged the international community "to take control of the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal".
"American hesitancy on the Syrian issue over the last few days is causing a great deal of worry in Israel," Israeli army radio said on Sunday.
"If Barack Obama does not respect the red lines that he himself set out, and does not intervene when Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons against civilians, it is showing weaknesses that will cost it dearly later in Syria, but also in the Iranian nuclear question."
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