As Iran Emerges From Isolation, Israel Is Feeling Cornered

Officials doubt the country can strike a decisive blow against the Islamic Republic without help from the US.

A demonstration against the Israeli government’s proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv.

Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
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Early this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a mock wartime meeting of his security cabinet in a bunker. Communities in northern Israel are preparing shelters for a long-term conflict. And the military is working overtime on a new laser system to intercept rockets.

Their focus is Iran and its nuclear ambitions.