Why we must resist Netanyahu and the hawks' reckless push for war on Iran

Now, just as diplomacy is yielding results, has never been a better time to ignore the lobbying of Israel's prime minister for war

Posted by
Murtaza Hussain, guestblogging for Glenn Greenwald
Monday 4 March 2013 11.34 EST
guardian.co.uk

Benjamin Netanyahu warns the UN about Iran's nuclear ambitions last September, although 'Israel has not permitted the IAEA even a single inspection and possesses hundreds of nuclear weapons'. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP

"If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons, this could presage catastrophic consequences, not only for my country, and not only for the Middle East, but for all mankind … the deadline for attaining this goal is getting extremely close."