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Israel Views Extension of Iran Talks as Lesser of Two Evils


(Al-Monitor) Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Michael Herzog - There is a deep-rooted belief within Israel that the West lacks the resolve needed to face Iran. It is hard to find anyone in Israel who really believes that Iran approached the negotiations out of a strategic decision to abandon its nuclear ambitions. The working assumption of Israelis who deal with the issue is that Iran will take steps to gnaw away at the restrictions imposed by any agreement that is reached and act to advance its nuclear ambitions insofar as possible. The writer served as senior military aide and chief of staff for four Israeli defense ministers.
2014-11-26 00:00:00
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