Israel has spent decades talking up the potential for a war against
Iran, and invested heavily in lobbying the US to be hostile toward Iran.
Recent talk of the US attacking Iran and starting such a war has
Israeli hawks, unsurprisingly, crossing their fingers.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says the country is continue to
encourage Trump to “press ahead” against Iran, but is also concerned Iran might “accidentally” stumble out of a limited war into a full “military conflagration.”
Since Israel will definitely be involved in that war, Katz says that
Israel “continues to devote itself to building up its military might”
for the event that they are drawn into a US-Iran War, a war that to be
clear Israel has been trying to con the US into starting for many years.
European nations are still trying to prevent such a war, and trying to
save the P5+1 nuclear deal, which the US has withdrawn from, and which
Israel has opposed from the start. Iranian officials express hope for
such a deal, so long as the Europeans can ensure sanctions relief.
Israel Says Preparing to Join US War Against Iran
FM: Israel devoted to building up its military might
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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