Could Iran's nuclear program cause Arabs to make peace with Israel?
By jkelly
My friend Jack Wheeler, a real life Indiana Jones with one of the most imaginative minds I've ever encountered, thinks it might. In his superb newsletter, "To the Point News" (if you don't subscribe, you're missing a treat), Wheeler notes that Mossad predicts Iran will have a functional atomic bomb by March, 2006, and then adds:
It is a very good time to point out to them that there is no way to make a nuclear bomb that just kills Jews. There is no way to "wipe Israel off the map" in a Nuclear Armageddon without wiping out the Palestinians as well.
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A nuclear fireball detonated over Jerusalem would kill a substantial fraction of the city's half-million Jews – and the city's quarter-million Palestinians. But not only lives would be destroyed. Next to the Kaaba in Mecca, the most sacred site to Sunni Moslems in the world is the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, which comprise the Haram esh-Sharif, the Noble Sanctuary on top of Temple Mount.
Israel has a functioning missile defense system, the Arrow. But Sunni Muslim Arab kingdoms, such as Saudi Arabia, do not. Wheeler wonders:
Could the threat of Iranian nukes drive the Saudis into recognizing Israel's existence in exchange for Israeli nuclear protection? That's what Arik (Sharon's nickname) is going for.
I can't quote more, because Jack's material is copywrited. But he makes a superb case. His geopolitical understanding is without parallel. If you're interested, you can get subscription information at: tothepointnews.com |
