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Iran blackmail, the coming
campaign
Now that Obama has turned to
Congress to authorize force against Syria, he is under relentless attack in
Israel, with a chorus of pundits and politicians hammering him for his act of
betrayal and cowardice in the face of evil. Amidst the din of condemnation, a
talking point has emerged that will likely figure at the heart of Israel’s case
to Congress and the American public this week.
The message was neatly
summarized in the headline
of a piece by the Likud-friendly correspondent Herb Keinon in the Jerusalem
Post: “Weak world response on Syria boosts chance of strong Israeli action on
Iran.” Referring to Obama’s decision and the British’ parliament’s vote against
participating in a strike on Syria, Keinon wrote, “That kind of international
dallying is not the type of behavior that will instill confidence in Israeli
leaders that they can count on the world when it comes to Iran.”
At Haaretz, Amos Harel
reinforced the talking point in a piece of
analysis that claimed “Arabs perceive Obama as weak” – but which cited
absolutely zero Arabs. Running through a litany of examples of supposed American
weakness, Harel concluded, “it’s no wonder that Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu is becoming increasingly persuaded that no one will come to his aid if
Iran suddenly announces that it is beginning to enrich uranium to 90
percent.”
The threat of a unilateral
Israeli strike on Iran if the US does not act on Syria is slowly seeping
into American media, and will almost certainly grow more pronounced this
week as pro-Israel pundits and members
of the Obama administration unite on their message. AIPAC may also join the
push for congressional authorization, a move the night flower-style lobby
managed to avoid during the run-up to invading Iraq. If the Israel lobby is
forced into the open, it could hold the prospect of an attack on Iran like a gun
to the heads of members of Congress, warning them that the price of inaction is
a regional conflagration....."
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