The German Jewish leaders in the early 1930’s failed to understand that Hitler’s rants were not just rhetoric. Bibi will not make the same mistake with the Iranians. Nor will he leave this burden to his successor. His term may end in early 2013. Whether Obama likes it or not, the Israelis will soon take definitive action.
I've never seen anything to support that. Probably because they weren't rhetoric, they were policy. Loss of citizenship, employment, pension, assets, all that. That's why about 70% of German Jews fled. But most couldn't get much further than other European nations soon to be overrun. And I think you're correct, Bibi will act if he thinks it's feasable. You don't leave life or death problems for your successors. Frankly, shame on Obama for leaving financial life or death to his successor, but that's another issue. I doubt Obama will be a major factor in Israel's decision. We've already bought Iran time, and I doubt Israel trusts us on this issue.