Why Israel Has to Defeat Iran’s Terror Proxies Now
Today, Iran is not a nuclear power. Next time Iran attacks Israel, it will be.
“With Gaza in ruins and Lebanon under siege, what defence remains for Israel’s actions?” Nesrine Malik asked for The Guardian yesterday. “‘Existential threat’ is a thin excuse: the out-of-control force that is pushing the Middle East to the brink is Israel itself.”
It was an interesting observation only one day before Iran launched a full-scale attack on Israel.
“Iran unleashes a barrage of missiles and warns of crushing attacks if IDF responds with the Middle East on the brink of all-out war,” reported David Averre, Elena Salvoni, and Emily Goodin for the Daily Mail this morning.
With Iran’s open, unprecedented attack on Israel, Ms. Malik and other journalists questioning Israel’s response to the October 7 massacre have their answer.
“Existential threat” is not a thin excuse at all. Israel’s leaders intend to fight with all they have as if every last life in Israel depends on it — because they do.
“A common defence of Israel’s belligerence, both within the Palestinian territories and in the wider region, is the claim that it must act in this way because it is surrounded by countries that are trying to annihilate it,” complained Ms. Malik yesterday in…