A growing chorus of top former Israeli officials are speaking out in opposition to an Israeli attack on Iran, with former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert the latest to declare that now is “definitely not” the time to attack Iran.
Today’s opposition to the war included a very public spat in New York between Israeli Environmental Minister Gilad Erdan and former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan, with Erdan accusing Dagan of “sabotaging” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to gain support for the war, and Erdan talking up the long-standing efforts by Likud to legally bar former officials from speaking publicly on the possible attack.
Dagan went on to defend former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin, who on Friday had also criticized Netanyahu’s “messianic” administration, though he did say he wished Diskin had spoken sooner instead of waiting until now.
Israel’s current political administration, hawkish to a man on the Iran strike, has repeatedly publicly condemned Dagan and others for speaking out against the prospect of the attack, accusing them of playing for political gain.
For the nth time, Israel does not have the capacity to enter into a war with Iran; even the US will miss a leg and get a broken nose.
A former official is like a chessman removed from the chessboard, he has no power. He probably said something just to get his name into the paper again. Disregard him.
You are correct but bibi has pushed the idea that Israel will do what Israel wants might just be crazy enough to drop a few bombs on iran to get his war stated. He might just have purchased options on military equipment companies and he cannot wait. What ever the reason too many of the loud mouths have beat the war drum that they might just start the war and get the USA into it. Some understand that we might just stand back and watch Iran and Israel go at it. Israel has not had a military conflict sine 1973 so the IDF needs to prove that they are more than a past force and now they are pretty boys and girls on the beach beating old arab woman and children. They might feel it important to prove they are the warriors of the old days. I feel if Israel attack then why are we obligated to get involved?
The single greatest instigator of terror in the world today is the US, with Israel a close second. A war against Iran will not only expose the US military as being half assed, but Russia, and China will assist Iran in this endeavor. Israel is a spolied brat witha big mouth. Maybe Tel Aviv needs to be in flames in order for some reality to knock some sense into the terrorist Likud…