The Jerusalem Post newspaper published an opinion article in which the author claimed that the attack launched by Israel earlier this week against Iran resulted in the destruction of its “advanced” air defenses, and neutralized its ability to repel Israeli air strikes in the future.
Writer Avi Abello said that the Israeli attack also targeted Iranian missile and drone production facilities, “resulting in the elimination of an important part of the infrastructure used to threaten Israel and launch attacks against it.”
He added that this “first” strike created a gap in Iranian defenses, and paved the way for any large-scale attack in the future that would put an end to any nuclear threat from Iran to Israel and the region.
Israel carried out its attack on Iran at dawn last Saturday, which it said was a response to the attack launched by Tehran at the beginning of this October. However, Iran confirmed that it responded to the attack and reserved the right to respond, and said that the attack led to damage that it described as limited.
The Israeli writer wonders why Israel stopped at this point instead of continuing its attack until the end. He responds to the question, saying that the answer is clear, which is that Israel is facing intense pressure from the administration of US President Joe Biden and his vice president, Kamala Harris, to avoid any energy crisis or security crisis that could negatively affect American voters. Therefore, Israel had to tread carefully.
According to Abello, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is aware of the extent of the danger to which his country is exposed, and is likely planning a final and decisive step to prevent the Islamic Republic from possessing a nuclear capability.
He claimed that eliminating its nuclear sites might help the Iranian people put pressure on the ruling regime in order to change it and begin a new era in the region.
The author of the article pointed out that the American administration has been constantly putting pressure on Israel, “and had it not been for Netanyahu’s strategic patience and careful planning, Israel’s hands would have been completely tied.”
He claimed that Turkey, Qatar, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Palestinian Authority were waiting for the opportunity, describing them as all embracing Sunni doctrine, and devoting all their efforts to “destroying Israel.”
The ongoing conflict is largely religious, and involves the desire to eradicate Israel, a desire that – in the eyes of many – is woven into the fabric of Arab-Islamic identity.
Abello considered that the ongoing conflict is largely religious, and involves the desire to eradicate Israel, a desire that “in the eyes of many, its threads are woven into the fabric of Arab-Islamic identity.”
Abello went on to make his claims, saying that it was not about borders, settlements or injustices on the ground, but rather about a religious doctrine that “glorifies the killing of Jews, an ideology that forces them to commit unspeakable atrocities against Jews and the Jewish state of Israel.”
As he put it, Israelis can no longer live in denial or cling to “false” hopes that what is happening is just a political conflict that can be resolved through negotiations and concessions, stressing that “this is a war of survival against an enemy whose ultimate goal is not only to destroy the Jewish state but to annihilate it.” The Jewish people.”
The writer warned that “the only language our enemies understand is force,” adding that when Israel stands “firmly” and “without shame about its identity as a Jewish homeland, it commands respect.” In this regard, he cited the Abraham Accords between Israel and some Arab countries, which he claimed were built “on a foundation of military and moral strength.”
However, he acknowledged that those agreements did not erase the hatred that he said had been taught for centuries in parts of the Arab and Islamic world.