The Implications of the Iranian Nuclear Agreement for Israel

Three basic facts and some additional worries established the fierce opposition of the Israeli public and its government to the Iranian nuclear project and its potential to produce nuclear explosive devices within a relatively short time if it decided to do so. The three basic facts are: (1) the declared animosity of Iran towards Israel and the wish to annihilate it (including the blatant and active denial of the holocaust); (2) Iran’s wish and activities to become a regional and world Islamic power as manifested in its regional military and terrorist involvement (Syria, Yemen, Hezbollah, etc.); and (3) Iran’s achievements in the nuclear field bringing it to within two months of producing a nuclear explosivedevice (as stated by US president Obama).