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What Has Iran's Attack on Israel Achieved?
(Times of Israel) Lazar Berman - The result of the Iranian attack on Israel was underwhelming, to say the least. The attacks only managed to harm one Israeli, a 7-year-old Muslim Bedouin girl. "It's kind of pathetic," said Danielle Pletka, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. "This is not the outcome they were hoping for." Tehran refocused Arab attention on the importance of stopping Iran's nuclear program, Pletka maintained. "They're looking at the attack and saying, 'That was bad. What would have happened if they had nuclear weapons?'" "Iran officially inaugurated the regional defense coalition that has been in the works for the last decade," observed Israeli military theorist Brig.-Gen. (res.) Eran Ortal. "Iran gave Israel its first strategic achievement in this war." Moreover, the focus has shifted from Gazan civilians, as Iran succeeded in rallying the U.S. and top European powers to Israel's side. Instead of the UN Security Council discussing the need for a ceasefire in Gaza, it will be debating the Iranian threat and Israel's right to self-defense on Sunday. And in Washington, the Iranian attack pushed the Republicans to accelerate an aid bill for Israel that had been stalled in the House.