Michael Oren was formerly Israeli ambassador to the United States, a member of Knesset, and a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Yet, despite the agonizing costs of war, Israelis across the political spectrum are united on the need to confront Iran. The goal is to break the entrenchment of Iran and its proxies around our borders before the Islamic Republic can produce nuclear bombs. The speed with which Iran has recently resumed high-level uranium enrichment revealed the flimsiness of the deal's restrictions. For this reason, Israelis supported America's withdrawal from the JCPOA and the re-imposition of economic sanctions on Iran.

Source: CNN January 04, 2020 21:11 UTC