The Haaretz has a fascinating article up about Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu. To summarize: he believes that Iran wants to orchestrate a second holocaust by destroy Israel. His foreign policy, then, is aimed at removing the threat Iran poses and, thus, to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Money quote:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions are shaped by a profound conviction that Israel will be in danger of extermination if Iran has nuclear weapons at its disposal. Removing the Iranian threat to Israel has been Netanyahu’s main goal for years, and the Iranians’ progress in this realm has only reinforced his awareness that the fateful hour of decision is fast approaching.

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