Love of the Land: Israel Must Reject American Nuclear Blackmail

Israel Must Reject American Nuclear Blackmail

Dr. Aaron Lerner
IMRA
Weekly Commentary
08 April '10

Is the Obama Administration applying nuclear blackmail to the Jewish State?

Well, what exactly do you call it when elements in his team link stopping a nuclear Iran to the creation of Palestinian state?

Let’s make this clear:

The Saudis and the rest of their brothers in the Gulf want Iran to be prevented from going nuclear at all cost. And their opposition to a nuclear Iran has absolutely nothing to do with what flag flies over Abu Dis – let alone the Temple Mount.

Let’s make it even easier to comprehend: If Israel did not exist the Saudis and the rest of their brothers in the Gulf would still want Iran to be prevented from going nuclear at all cost.

As for other players: if one were to map out the complex web of interests that drives Chinese and Russian policies vis-à-vis the Iranian nuclear challenge, the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would most likely not even be on the page.

Sure, when someone wants to curse Uncle Sam they may throw in mention of Israel. But the desire to curse came first. And if they couldn’t mention Israel they would curse America for the next thing down the list.

Back to our situation here in Israel.

Now, it doesn’t have to make sense when a blackmailer connects between two things. The point is that the connection is being made.

First of all, and with a heavy heart, one has to take into account that it appears that this blackmailer can’t deliver the goods.

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Love of the Land: Israel Must Reject American Nuclear Blackmail