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Israel Has Been Preparing for War with Iran for Four Decades
(Ha'aretz) Anshel Pfeffer - A war between Iran and Israel, or Iran and America, was in the cards for decades. Israel's F-15 and F-16 fighter-jets were purchased and upgraded specifically with extra fuel tanks and electronic warfare systems for long-range strikes, which were being rehearsed under previous Israeli prime ministers before Netanyahu returned to office in 2009. The same is true of the Arrow missile defense system, developed and ordered by Israeli governments before Netanyahu's first term in 1996. Every Israeli prime minister in the past four decades has been preparing and laying the groundwork for this war.