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IDF: Nuclear Iran Will Make Israel's Enemies More Aggressive
(Ha'aretz) Gili Cohen - Israel is concerned that Syria, Hizbullah, and Hamas could one day find reassurance in a nuclear-armed Iran, Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel, head of IDF strategic planning, told foreign journalists and diplomats at a briefing at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on Tuesday. "They will be more aggressive. They will dare to do things that right now they would not dare to do," he said. "This is going to create a dramatic change in Israel's strategic posture, because if we are forced to do things in Gaza or Lebanon under an Iranian nuclear umbrella, it might be different." "When the other side has a nuclear capability and is willing to use it, you think twice," Eshel said. "You are more restrained." Eshel said there are now some 100,000 rockets and missiles that could be fired at Israel by Hizbullah, Hamas, Iran, and Syria.