Israel's Plans to Attack Iran

Pajamas Media analyzes the Sunday Times' report that says Israel is planning to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. The author of the report seems to a have nice little history of making similar reports, which casts a lot doubt on the authenticity of this one. PJM goes on to quote a veteran Haaretz reporter who doubts the authenticity because Israel would not use nuclear weapons, as the Times reports, in this situation.

So this report seems questionable, at best. But does that mean the idea behind the report is wrong? No, I'm not saying it's fake but accurate. It should be clear that Israel will not tolerate a nuclear Iran. The Iranian government is on record calling for the annihilation of Israel. They are supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah. Israel is a state with a siege mentality, not unjustified given the many Arab-Israeli wars in the past, not to mention the terrorist activities of said Hamas and Hezbollah.

Given this, do you think Israel will respond passively if one of its principal and most powerful enemies successfully develops a nuclear program? Recognizing that a military strike would inflame the region, Israel has so far kept a low profile and allowed other agencies, like the US and UN, to try to deal with the problem. But they will not stand by forever. At some point, if no one else will take care of the problem for them, they will do it themselves.

So while we analyze the latest report out of London about Israel's plans and rightly dismiss it, let us not lose sight of how dangerous this situation really is.