Israel is not a country that merely bluffs bully countries, such as Iran, when their survival is on the line. The history of Israel is a testimony to its iron-firm constitution for survival.
Middle East Arab regimes share one main aim - to survive. The regimes deny the Holocaust facts, instead spread accusations of Jews of using non-Jewish infants' blood in their rites, and of utilizing and sucking the blood of Arabs. The Palestine Times wrote of "God's lying people" who are "the Holocaust worshippers...the lie of extermination". Muslim clerics call upon the worshippers in the mosques to "have no mercy on the Jews, no matter where they are, in any country...wherever you meet them, kill them”.
The Israel Foreign Ministry spokesman has communicated that Israel welcomes the resolution that was adopted on 3 March 2008, by the United Nations Security Council. Israel "s Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, said “that the third Security Council resolution is an additional necessary step that expresses the understanding that the international community must neither give up nor stand aside in the face of Iran"s attempts to attain a nuclear capability. This important resolution is an unequivocal message that the international community cannot countenance Iran's nuclear program. Iran, whose policies undermine global peace and stability, and whose leaders openly threaten Israel, continues to ignore the demands of the international community and persists in violating previous UN Security Council resolutions. The international community has no confidence in Iranian declarations that its nuclear program is designed for peaceful purposes, and rightly so. Therefore, the United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution that constitutes another stage in pressing Iran to retreat from its intention to attain nuclear weapons.”
Shaul Mofaz, the Israel Transport Minister and former army chief, told the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on June 7, 2008 “If Iran continues with its programs for developing nuclear weapons, we will attack it. The sanctions are ineffective. Attacking Iran, in order to stop its nuclear plans, will be unavoidable.” A spokesman for the Prime Minister did not address Mr Mofaz's comments directly but said that “all options must remain on the table and that more could be done to pressure Iran.”
It was the most explicit threat yet against Iran from a member of the Olmert Government. Mofaz, who is designated as a deputy prime minister, is a former Defense Minister who remains privy to Israeli defense planning. He is a member of Olmert's security Cabinet and leads regular strategic coordination talks with the US State Department.
The Israel "Mahal," the Hebrew acronym meaning "volunteers from outside the country" is probably the world's greatest intelligent fighting unit. When the Nation of Israel was formed, and fighting for its very existence, close to 3,500 volunteers answered the call to come to its defense. These young men and women, both Jews and non-Jews, arrived from 37 different countries. Most of the foreign volunteers were veterans of World War II, and thus had amassed extensive military experience. Israel combat fighter pilots, and ground crews have honed their craft primarily in English-speaking countries - Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, and the United States. Even prior to the declaration of the state on May 14, 1948, foreign volunteers joined the ranks of the Haganah, the Palmach, and the underground organizations. Mahal soldiers were imbued with a tremendously fierce sense of duty and pride, and have performed numerous acts of bravery worthy of recognition. They stand ready and waiting to defend their country whenever necessary.
Israel has anticipated nuclear war since at least 2002. The Israel military and citizens are taught to be prepared for war at any time. Israel will not be defeated without a fight! This can be testified to by my active duty Air Force husband. As he flew back from Germany in 2002, he was quite nervous as he glanced around the seats occupied by numerous Middle Eastern looking gentlemen. He attentively watched the interactions of the gentlemen, until he finally recognized the men were speaking Hebrew. After he took a relaxing breath, he started a conversation with the Israel gentleman next to him. All these facts were confirmed during their conversation.
Arab/Islamic anti-Semitism.
It is a difficult determination to conclude as to where the United States would stand against Iran. The United States is currently divided by two distinct groups of people. One group has chosen Barack Obama as their leader; the other group has chosen John McCain as their leader. Each leader has an entirely different perspective on where the United States should stand against Iran.
