The prime minister of Israel is currently in the United States speaking with Barak Obama about both the situation in Iran and the Palestinian territories. The head of the Israeli state- Netanyahu is decisively right wing. This means he doesn't give up land and is considering a pre-emptive strike on Israel's scariest enemy right now - Iran.
Barak Obama has his (our, my) army fighting a war in two places on the globe and does not support Israel's invasion of Iran. Israel doesn't want to go it alone and start a war that will drag in the rest of the middle east but according to Neil Lazarus, a wonderful speaker who gave a speech to my birthright group about the current situation in Israel..and my tour guide Chen who at one point served for the most elite secret forces of the Israeli army for over 14 years.... this is going to happen whether the United States says they're in or not.
According to Lazarus, the problem for the United States is the Straits of Hamooz (this may be spelt wrong). This is a waterway that has 30 - 40 percent of the world's oil passing through it. It borders Oman, Iran and Saudi Arabia. If Israel starts a third world war by invading Iran the United States would probably have to join eventually to protect and keep this piece of geography.
Please post comments about what the media is saying about Netanyahu's visit to America. In Israel it's the front page of the newspaper every day but I can't understand what they're saying about it. The last I had translated for me was "They Agree to Disagree"
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