Zev Chafets, Columnist

U.S. War With Iran Would Embroil Israel, Too

The latest U.S. saber-rattling may be mostly theater, but Israel is braced for the worst.

May 13, 2019 at 9:26 AM UTC

Zev Chafets is a journalist and author of 14 books. He was a senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the founding managing editor of the Jerusalem Report Magazine.

Israel is poised for war with Iran.
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A powerful American fleet is now steaming toward Iranian waters. The U.S. has publicly deployed nuclear-capable B-52 bombers and Patriot anti-missile batteries on the territory of American allies near Iran. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is making a short-notice visit to Brussels to talk about Iran.

Israel is paying keen attention to these developments. If there is war, Israel will become part of the battlefield.