I am worried that if the Blue and White party wins we
will be less prepared to counter the existential nuclear threat from Iran. Why? Because it is essential for a prime
minster of Israel to understand that Iran cannot be deterred and that the
Mutually Assured Destruction doctrine will
not work with Iran.
The
fanaticism of Islam which young Winston Churchill saw up close in the Sudan at the end of the 19th century was not unlike the
political fanaticism he was to encounter forty years later and consequently he
was aware of the danger of Nazi ideology much earlier than other UK
politicians. (From
Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts).
Similarly,
Netanyhu had held an in-depth
discussion with Middle East expert Bernard Lewis which convinced
him that if the ayatollahs obtained nuclear weapons, they would use them.
No other Israeli leader has gone through this education. Will he preempt in time?
No other Israeli leader has gone through this education. Will he preempt in time?
