“As Israel draws closer to making a decision, Barak is discussing its leaders’ considerations more openly. In a fascinating article published in Sunday’s edition of the New York Times (‘Will Israel Attack Iran?’), Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman outlines the Israeli positions regarding Iran. Bergman interviewed Barak in his Tel Aviv home on the night of Friday, January 13. Barak told him on the record most of the things he had told other Israeli journalists, off the record, in the autumn.

Barak talks in the interview about three categories of questions that will determine whether Israel attacks – the extent of Israel’s ability to act, the international legitimacy for attack (especially the United States’ implied or explicit agreement), and the need for military action.

Bergman received the impression that, for the first time, the Israeli leadership’s answer to the three questions is positive.”

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