Israeli media reported Sunday that during Friday’s meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President Biden, Bennett proposed the idea of creating a NATO-style military alliance against Iran.
A reporter with Israel’s public broadcaster Kan said Bennett’s idea would form a military alliance between Israel, Jordan, and the Gulf states to “confront” Iran. The idea would include “the installation of radars and warning devices, to counter any air threat from Iran.”
A major aspect of the Abraham Accords negotiated by the Trump administration that normalized relations between Israel and several Arab countries, including the UAE and Bahrain, was to isolate Iran in the region. Ahead of his meeting with Biden, Bennett told The New York Times that he would propose a new Iran strategy that includes Israel strengthening ties with Arab countries that oppose Tehran.
One thing Israel and the Gulf states have in common is an opposition to the US rejoining the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Monday that the US and Israel were working on a “Plan B” if negotiations to revive the JCPOA fail.
Sure, sure , sure.
Yes I can certainly see why so many Muslim Persian Gulf states would be so eager to join a military alliance with Israel against Iran.
Doing so would only come at the price of:
1. Complete alienation by the rest of the Muslim world.
2. A possible war with Iran, Russia and China when criminally insane Israel attacks any or all of those countries one too many times.
3. 100% chance of betrayal by Israel.
Also, the entire world now knows that Israel and the US are really good at starting wars, but have no idea how to win them.
True enough. It would succeed, where Arab Spring failed, in uniting all the Arab street against their corrupt regimes, and propel them into alliance with Tehran. Go ahead, punk. Make my day.
Love that post, Robert 😆
War crime preparation
Always the Israeli plan — get everyone else to fight Israel’s wars. Now it isn’t just the US to fight Iran, it is a whole new group like NATO.
The Gulf States do not support Israel they do however accept $$Billions each year to stay quiet on the subject.
The Arab states may be forced – coerced into joining such a coalition but would turn faster than the Afghan National Force if ever they faced a conflict.
Not because they are scared of Iran but because they hate both Israel and USA.
Iran and every Arab knows this.