You make an important point. Likud is the ruling party. Likud benefits directly from a fearful Israeli population in the form of won elections. So, any time the popularity of the Neocon Likud war party lags below a certain indicator, Bibi trots out the "ZOMG Iran haz teh nuukz!!!1!11" speech and the people fall in line.
Same happens in the US, re: War on Terror. "The Muzzies Are Gonna Git Us!!11!!"
There are 70 million people in Iran? Perhaps one or two are radical enough... but would they ever be in a position of power? Enough to control a nuke?
Doubtful.
You make an important point. Likud is the ruling party. Likud benefits directly from a fearful Israeli population in the form of won elections. So, any time the popularity of the Neocon Likud war party lags below a certain indicator, Bibi trots out the "ZOMG Iran haz teh nuukz!!!1!11" speech and the people fall in line.
Same happens in the US, re: War on Terror. "The Muzzies Are Gonna Git Us!!11!!"
Christian Guilt is never going to allow the US to divorce Israeli Likud from American politics. AIPAC will rule until the US's financial collapse.