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Iran, Israel and the United States: Middle East and the Balance of Power

The statement: "While Tehran says its atomic work is purely peaceful, Israel and Western nations believe it is moving towards a nuclear bomb that could change the regional balance of power" is often heard or read in the media. This statement should be examined for accuracy. The statement has been forwarded as a justification for placing economic and political pressure on the Iranian society and if we could change the Iranian government. 1. Western nations believe it is moving towards a nuclear bomb that could change the regional balance of power” How could this be? Iran does not have any nuclear bomb, but Israel does. There is no parity in this case. 2. Iran has some very old and new domestically produced defense system; these systems are not at parity with those we have supplied to Israel, Saudi Arabia and the other Persian Gulf States. 3. "Western nations believe" that Iran is moving towards a nuclear bomb. But our national security agencies in the US have in

Netanyahu: Would he allow peace in the Middle East?

The main issue of interest for both Israeli and American public is the internal issues of jobs, health issues, housing, and the cost of living. Israel is suffering from a self-inflicted problem. Only as one nation, a Federal State of Arabs-Jews, Jews and Arabs alike could have peace. Would an intruder into your home expect love and harmony from you? Would Israel harboring nuclear bombs and attacking her neighbors and threatening to attack Iran, expect respect, love, and peace? The hawkish AIPAC lobby organized its annual conference in Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Obama at the White House, and the pro-war crowd had one goal in mind: to pressure the President to draw a new “red line” for military action to try to block diplomacy with Iran and make Iran war inevitable. In the entire week, there was not a single word about Arabs and peace. Iran is not the real issue. The issue is the failure of our government to force Netanyahu to accept a fair negotiated peac