August 19, 2012

Israel Doesn't Fear Iranian Retaliation

Nisman & Nave, Christian Science Monitor

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The threat of a simultaneous war with Iran's proxies – Hezbollah, Syria, and Gaza militants – is a key consideration for Israel as it weighs an attack on Iran. But Iran’s allies may not be as keen about going to war for the ayatollahs as Tehran would like, and the Israelis know it.

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