Submitted by: Helen L Blackburn
SPECULATION GROWING ABOUT POSSIBLE ISRAELI FIRST STRIKE AGAINST IRAN; ESCALATION IN GAZA ALSO POSSIBLE SOON
Joel C. Rosenberg
(Washington, D.C., November 1, 2011) -- Speculation in Washington and the Middle East continues to grow about a possible Israeli preemptive military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. This is in part because Iran is getting closer to building nuclear warheads, in part because of remarks Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke to the Knesset on Monday about the Iran threat, in part because former Vice President Dick Cheney recently speculated about an Israeli first strike, and in part because the Obama administration is publicly pressuring Israel not to hit first. 
