Israel has a sizeable nuclear arsenal and could retaliate if it were attacked.

The thing that makes countries want to pursue some kind of nuclear deterrent is precisely the fact that they feel threatened.

Have you ever noticed that when anyone criticizes the State of Israel, they seem always to make clear, by saying at least a couple of times, that "I support Israel" or "I am a supporter of Israel." What exactly does it mean to support Israel? Does it mean that we support its right to exist? Or that we may criticize the government but support the Israeli people? If so, then why don't we ever hear it said, when criticizing Iran or North Korea, that "I support Iran" or "I am a supporter of Iran?"

In the 1990s, we were certain that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear arsenal. In fact, his factories could barely make soap.

I think that Iran with a nuclear weapon is extremely destabilizing. I think it could precipitate a nuclear arms race in the region.

Israel is thirsting for water, and Turkey is overflowing with it.