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Originally Posted by octothorp
Even if Iran had nuclear weapons, (and I don`t think they`re in the process of pursuing such weapons), they`d never use them in a strike against Israel. Their interest in Israel is more about supporting the Palestinian`s claims to the region, and a successful nuclear strike would not only kill a large number of Palestinians living in Israel, it would also make the land unliveable (to say nothing of the decimating counterstrike that Iran would receive). Such an attack would be completely counter-productive to their goals in the region. That said, I don`t think Israel is really a threat to initiate a nuclear strike, either. Nuclear strikes gain them nothing and they are, much like Iran, a pacifist country at heart. They want resolution of the Palestine issue as much as anyone.
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I think that there are definitely elements in Iran who want the conflict in Israel/Palestine to continue. It is a very powerful prophaganda tool for them.
I don't know if I would go as far to say that Israel is pacifist either...That being said, I agree they have nothing to gain from a nuclear strike. Say what you want about their policies, Israel's leaders are largely educated people who would not use a nuclear strike hastily.
