israeli strike on Iran

Protest against Iran war August 23, 2012 (Activestills)

Israelis fear nuclear Iran, but don’t believe Israel will attack

Listening to Israel’s political leaders, it sounds like the country might be at war by the time this piece goes to press. The government is counting on profound levels of fear in Israel to buoy its policies. Indeed, in January a survey of mine showed that Jewish respondents chose nuclear Iran as the top threat…

By Dahlia Scheindlin August 28, 2012

Attack on Iran? Maybe Bank of Israel has the answer

Why has Stanley Fischer, the Bank of Israel Governor, been filling his foreign currency reserves with billions of dollars? What do people do when they fear danger from natural disasters or war on the horizon? They stock up. Canned goods, batteries, water – the usual. But what do central banks do? The exact same thing.…

By Ami Kaufman March 13, 2012

Security expert: Attacking Iran isn’t worth it

The public doesn’t know it, but ex-Mossad chief Meir Dagan and his opposition to war with Iran have company Retired army general Nathan Sharony, head of the Council for Peace and Security, which includes over 1,000 former high-ranking security officials with dovish views, says the positions of ex-Mossad chief Meir Dagan and ex-army intelligence head Shlomo Gazit against an attack on Iran are “acceptable” to him. Retired…

By Larry Derfner February 6, 2012

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Tenderizing the opposition to war with Iran

Barak/Netanyahu – they are “one hand” – are presenting an Israeli attack as an inevitability. It seems the die has been cast – Netanyahu and Barak have decided to bomb Iran in a matter of months, as Ronen Bergman concluded in the New York Times Magazine – and now it’s time to close ranks around the decision. This is my…

By Larry Derfner January 27, 2012

Is Israel preparing an assault against Iran? The media is ready

The IAEA report on Iran’s alleged nuclear program was surrounded by a media frenzy in Israel supporting an attack. By Neve Gordon Skimming the newspapers as I rushed to get my children ready for school, I suddenly understood that Israel might actually be preparing for a military attack against Iran. “[United States Secretary of Defence…

By +972 Magazine November 19, 2011

PLAY the Ehud Barak Game: “If I were ____, I would surely ____”

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak likes to imagine himself in different positions. And I don’t mean that in a kinky way. Yesterday he told Charlie Rose that if he were Iranian he’d probably want the bomb, too. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJxfF5NjZdM&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube] In 1998, as many of you recall, Barak told Haartez journalist Gideon Levy that if he had been…

By Ami Kaufman November 17, 2011

Bloggingheads: Larry Derfner and Elliot Jager debate Israeli strike on Iran

Bloggingheads: Will Israel strike Iran?

In recent weeks discussion has grown about the possibility of an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Israeli media, politicians, and American officials have all spoken publicly about the advisability and ramifications of such a strike. Does this signal a real possibility for such an attack, or simply political posturing? Watch +972 Magazine’s Larry Derfner…

By Larry Derfner November 12, 2011