All of a sudden everybody's talking about this. On Aug. 12 the Jerusalem Post [2] noted a story by Jeffrey Goldberg [3] in the current issue of The Atlantic [4], "The Point of No Return," predicting an Israeli attack on Iran by the end of the year. After speaking with 40 Israeli, Arab and US officials (past and present), Goldberg writes that "based on my conversations with Israeli decision-makers, this period of forbearance, in which Netanyahu waits to see if the West's nonmilitary methods can stop Iran, will come to an end this December." He asserts that the Pentagon has issued a directive not to shoot down Israeli planes in Iraqi airspace.
There have admittedly been some very worrying signs [5] lately. But we've heard such predictions before [6]. If it doesn't happen, will anyone call upon Goldberg to eat crow?
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