After the Iranian deal: Practical pro-Israel steps

Despite years of our warnings, the United States and the P5+1 powers reached a nuclear agreement with Iran. As we had feared, the deal is indeed extremely dangerous. Billions of dollars will soon flow into Iran and quickly make their way to the rockets and missiles of Hamas and Hezbollah. At the same time, the arms embargo that has stopped Iran from further developing its ballistic missile program will be lifted, threatening not just Israel, but also Europe and the U.S.

Most importantly, in 10 years, when my daughter is called up for duty in the Israel Forces Forces, and the nuclear inspections will end, Iran will be fully within its rights to restart its nuclear program from the exact place it is at right now, without any repercussions from the international community. Until that point, Iran is of course likely to continue to violate this agreement, just like they have done for so many international accords in the past.  

From the minute the agreement was signed, my colleagues and I in the Israeli government began to hear from our friends around the world. It has been touching to be reminded of the love and support that exists for Israel in both the Jewish and Christian communities across the U.S. and worldwide. Many of those reaching out to us are worried that we are seeing a repeat of 1938, when the Western powers capitulated to Nazi Germany.

Let me be clear—this is not a sensible analogy. While it is true we are sad to see liberal Western democracies again appease a rogue regime, there is no comparing the Jewish people of the 1930s to the State of Israel today. There is simply no analogizing the stateless Jews of the pre-Holocaust Diaspora with the strong and independent Jewish state so many of us are blessed to live in today.