Despite Leader's Harsh Words, Iran Is No Danger to Israel
This is one of the few articles I've seen that explain the specific internal-to-Iran political reasons that Ahmadinejad made these extremely stupid remarks. This quote from the following article, I think, sums it up best:
Iran has little or no ability to affect the Israeli-Palestinian question directly. It is not going to attack Israel itself, for it would be destroyed by Israel's retaliation. It is also not likely to sway other states in the region to change their current policies of accommodating to the realities in the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
New America Media, Commentary, William O. Beeman, Oct 27, 2005
Editor's Note: The Iranian president's verbal attack on Israel, when put in context, differs from the grave threat portrayed by international media.
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has once again caused a planetary stir with rhetoric that has been reported as calling for Israel -- to be precise, Mr. Ahmadinejad used the words "Zionist regime" -- to be "wiped off the map" at a youth seminar in Tehran.
Ahmadinejad's pronouncement was both naive and unwise when measured in terms of international politics. However, it is something quite different than the credible threat it was portrayed to be in the international press. Moreover, the statement does nothing to increase any actual danger to Israel from Iran, despite the extreme reaction shown around the world.
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Iran has little or no ability to affect the Israeli-Palestinian question directly. It is not going to attack Israel itself, for it would be destroyed by Israel's retaliation. It is also not likely to sway other states in the region to change their current policies of accommodating to the realities in the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
New America Media, Commentary, William O. Beeman, Oct 27, 2005
Editor's Note: The Iranian president's verbal attack on Israel, when put in context, differs from the grave threat portrayed by international media.
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has once again caused a planetary stir with rhetoric that has been reported as calling for Israel -- to be precise, Mr. Ahmadinejad used the words "Zionist regime" -- to be "wiped off the map" at a youth seminar in Tehran.
Ahmadinejad's pronouncement was both naive and unwise when measured in terms of international politics. However, it is something quite different than the credible threat it was portrayed to be in the international press. Moreover, the statement does nothing to increase any actual danger to Israel from Iran, despite the extreme reaction shown around the world.
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