Why might Syria or Iran attack Israel? Obviously that is impossible to predict, but here is an indication. The traditional pattern has been that Israel is attacked when the perpetrator wants to mobilize international Arab support. The idea is that Arabs, no matter what their citizenship, would cheer the assault. Indeed, even Persians, Turks, and others would do so. And hence lies international political profit. This was originally illustrated by Gamal Abdel Nasser's Egypt in the 1950s and … [Read more...]
