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Will Israel attack Iran before the U.S. presidential elections?

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Will Israel attack Iran before the U.S. presidential elections?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Politics » Middle East
Settled on 11/06/2012 20:48 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option:No Israel's prime minister ordered the military to go on high alert for a looming attack on Iran's nuclear program two years ago, but backed off following strong objections from senior security officials, a respected Israeli news program reported Monday.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/premier-israel-iran-atom-bomb-17646018

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Background

Israel's prime minister and defence minister would like to attack Iran's nuclear sites before the U.S. election in November but lack crucial support within their cabinet and military, an Israeli newspaper said on Friday.

The front-page report in the biggest-selling daily Yedioth Ahronoth came amid mounting speculation - fuelled by media leaks from both the government and its detractors at home and abroad - that war with Iran could be imminent even though it might rupture the bedrock ties between Israel and the United States.

The threat from Iran dwarfs all other challenges the Jewish state faces, Israel's prime minister declared Sunday, as high-level hints of a possible Israeli attack on Iran's suspect nuclear program mounted.

Skeptics say Israel is rattling its sabers as part of a diplomatic campaign but would hesitate to actually attack Iran, because of the real possibility that it could trigger an all-out war targeting Israel from several directions at once.

http://www.newser.com/article/da0jrod00/israeli-premier-warns-threat-from-nuclear-iran-dwarfs-all-others-more-hints-of-attack.html
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/10/israel-iran-nuclear-idINL6E8JA7GR20120810

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