Israel Matzav: 'Our friends the Saudis' still think disarming Israel is the answer

'Our friends the Saudis' still think disarming Israel is the answer

Incredibly, in light of the revelation that Iran has been working on a trigger mechanism for a nuclear weapon, 'our friends the Saudis' are still more concerned with the possibility that democratic Israel may have nuclear weapons than they are with the possibility that the apocalyptic mullahcracy in Iran may acquire nuclear weapons.

At the same time, Middle Eastern diplomats warned of a regional nuclear arms race and demanded greater involvement in diplomatic efforts to force an Iranian climbdown.

A Saudi diplomatic source, describing the fears of a nuclear arms race in the region, said: “We want the region free of nuclear weapons, including Israel.” He called Israel a “huge obstacle in this process.”

Not that it will change the Saudis' minds, but here are some of the reasons why their claim is absurd:

1. If Israel has nuclear weapons, it has had them for 45 years and has never used them, including in 1967 and 1973 when its very existence was in jeopardy.

2. Israel has never threatened to annihilate any of its neighbors and seeks to live in peace with them. Iran threatens constantly to annihilate Israel.

3. As a rule, democracies like Israel do not make aggressive wars. Dictatorships like Iran do. Look who has started wars in the last century.

4. Most of the world's wars today involve Muslims. There's a reason for that. Israel is not a Muslim country.

5. Iran will not give up its nuclear weapons pursuit even if Israel were to disarm tomorrow. Israel is just the canary in the coal mine and it is not what Iran is ultimately seeking to destroy.

If the Saudis have not understood this by now, they never will. And unfortunately, Barack Hussein Obama believes he has to bow to the Saudis.

What could go wrong?

Israel Matzav: 'Our friends the Saudis' still think disarming Israel is the answer