58% of Israeli Jews back striking Iran’s nuke program without US consent
Thursday, December 9, 2021 | Tag Cloud Tags: Iran, Israel, Jerusalem, News, nuclear, Security, UK, Washington, Worthy News
(Worthy News) – A significant majority of Jewish Israelis, 58%, would support a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities even without a green light from Washington, according to an Israel Democracy Institute report published Wednesday.
That number drops to 51% of Israelis when Israel’s entire population is taken into account, including its significant Arab minority.
Still, for a country that was once ready to downgrade or replace its prime ministers if they did not get along with a US president, and where many security experts consider at least a quiet US “wink” as necessary for an attack on Iran, that the general public feels differently was telling. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]
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