(Israel Hayom) Amb. Michael Oren - Whenever America tells us "Don't go to war" and we reply "Yes, but" - in 1948, in 1956, in 1967, in 1981 (destruction of the Iraqi reactor) - we earn respect from Washington. Today, the Americans keep telling us "Don't go to war against Hizbullah." Yet Israel faces an intolerable situation in the north and a threat that no sovereign state in the world would tolerate. American naval forces are in the area, among other things, to help us intercept Hizbullah's missile fire. But if one missile or drone hits an American destroyer, the U.S. could find itself involved in a war. In fact, those same forces that serve as a deterrent against Hizbullah and Iran also give the U.S. an effective veto over the scope of Israeli military activity. The writer is a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S.
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