Response:

Not so, according to Israel's Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, who recently declared, "I am not among those who believe Iran is an existential issue for Israel. . . . Israel is strong, I don't see anyone who could pose an existential threat," although he did add that he viewed Iran as a challenge to the whole world.¹

Israel's military capability dwarfs Iran's by land, air and sea. The history of Iran's foreign policy shows a country and a regime bent on survival, like all other countries that have land and population to protect.  In fact, the best and probably only way to make Iran an existential threat to Israel is for Israel to attack Iran.

Footnotes

1. Reuters, “Israel Defence Chief: Iran Not An Existential Threat,” The New York Times, September 17, 2009, sec. World. [back]