But that's not what sets bombs flying, is it?
The sad fact is, Israel cannot even deal with its problems next door. They are not going to venture far afield to start trouble with Iran.
The "emerging Palestinian state," let us call it, is now a matter of when, not if. Israel's enemies no longer feel the need to make concessions or soften their demands. Israel did not move against Iran during the Bush years, and the Israeli position has now worsened along with the alliance with the US.
It's obvious. Israel is not going to attack anything. It's going to continue to temporize, to stall, to tolerate its enemies chewing on its moribund body.
Iran (or any other muslim gang) could launch a fullblown war on Israel today, and America would not lift a finger to assist Israel; the UN would blame the victim within hours.
As for Netanyahu, he could be a Churchill here, but where would Churchill have been without the support of the USA? At the end of a noose, that's where.
He's no Churchill. Israel is not as much as Britain. Its enemies are many more than Germany. And we are not what we once were.