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September 5, 2023

Iran Is a Nuclear-Threshold State, and Israel’s Options Are Shrinking

And the White House’s policy of bribery isn’t helping.

While officials in Jerusalem have been tightlipped about what capabilities they have to destroy the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities, there is no doubt that doing so will be a more difficult task than destroying Iraq’s Osirak reactor in 1981 or the Syrian reactor in 2007. Moreover, the closer Tehran gets to developing atomic weapons, the harder the mission becomes. The IDF, meanwhile, has not succeeded in driving Iran out of Syria, even if its air campaign has prevented a major weapons buildup there. Reuel Marc Gerecht takes stock of this perilous situation:

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September 5, 2023

  1. Why Eritrean Migrants Rioted in Tel Aviv, and Why It Matters for Israel

    The violence underscores the case for judicial reform.

  2. Iran Is a Nuclear-Threshold State, and Israel’s Options Are Shrinking

    And the White House’s policy of bribery isn’t helping.

  3. For the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, “Human Rights” Is a Tool to Manipulate the West

    China can easily buy clemency for its crimes.

  4. As Religion Recedes, America’s Culture Wars Are Apt to Become More Intense

    The great unchurching.

  5. A Century Ago, Reforming Jewish Education Meant Good Lighting and Sanitation

    “What can our children think of Judaism . . . after their stay in the modern public-school buildings?”