Nadene Goldfoot
Thomas Friedman today again (on program April 4, 2026) called by Snohomish on his program to give his views on the Iranian War, called Netanyahu a terrible terrible terrible man and made it clear that little Israel has all this power over Trump and caused him to go to war with him !!! Wow! I didn't know we had all that power!!
Prime Minister Netanyahu has served Israel as their prime minister for many but different years, especially when it looks like they are going to be wiped out, but here was one time he wasn't the PM. Maybe this was when he saw this strike in action by Eshkol.
I remember the 6 Day War the most. AI remembers, too. "The war you are referring to is the Six-Day War, which took place from June 5–10, 1967. Fearing an imminent attack by surrounding Arab states—following Egypt’s massing of troops in the Sinai, closing of the Straits of Tiran, and rising rhetoric—Israel launched a surprise preemptive air strike on June 5th, destroying the Egyptian air force on the ground. "
Levi Eshkol was the Prime Minister of Israel during June 1967 and the Six-Day War. Serving from 1963 to 1969, Eshkol led the country during this period, though he appointed Moshe Dayan as Defense Minister just before the conflict began on June 5, 1967.
Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, holding office for over 16 years across three (3)distinct periods (1996–1999 (3 year period), 2009–2021(12 year period) , and Dec 2022–present of 2026 (4 years)
Opposition to Iran: Everyone knows that ever since the Ayatollah regime has taken over Iran, Israel and its people have been suffering. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became the first Supreme Leader of Iran in 1979. Following the Iranian Revolution, which saw the overthrow of the Shah, Khomeini returned from exile on February 1, 1979, and the Islamic Republic was officially established in April of that year. Their stated goal has been to destroy Israel. Iran's Ayatollahs, led by Ali Khamenei until 2026, have historically sought the dismantling of the state of Israel, viewing it as an "illegitimate" entity and "cancerous tumor". They seek to replace it with a Palestinian state through a "final solution" involving long-term resistance, funding regional proxies (Axis of Resistance), and pursuing nuclear/missile technology.
Iran primarily uses its "Axis of Resistance," a network of regional proxies, to attack Israel. Key actors include Hezbollah (Lebanon), which conducts rocket fire, and the Houthis (Yemen), who launch missiles. Additionally, Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria are involved. Russia and China provide strategic military/tech support. Lately, Israel was fighting on 7 fronts.
An old lady looked at me and said threatingly, "Trump's son -in law is Jewish, isn't he?" She was talking about Jared Kushner. Yes, I said. People, that doesn't give reason for Trump to listen to one opinion. He's been known, said so on Snohomish's program, that his habit is to have many opinionated people at his table, goes around and asks each his opinion. (Trump is not known to read much at all, so has little background, but depends on other's this way.)
Would Americans accept Russia daily saying how they were trash and were going to be wiped out by them? What Israel did was to build bomb shelters for everyone, schools, homes, etc. Then Russia had the day come when they were ready to drop the A Bomb on Israel and wipe it out in one sweep. Do you think the Democrats would sit idly by and say, okay?
- The Poster: On September 27, 2012, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly holding a poster-board with a cartoon-style diagram of a bomb. It shows how close Iran is to having nuclear warfare. A man today of age 30 was born in 1996 and 16 years old in 2012. Think how shaky they must feel fearing to be hit any moment by an Atomic bomb ! I tell you, Israeli 16 yr olds would have been affected a lot. They know that they had 2 more years and then the service. This poster is of an Iranian rocket heading towards Israel
- The Content: The diagram showed a bomb divided into three stages of uranium enrichment (labeled 3.5%, 20%, and 90%).
- The "Red Line": Netanyahu argued that Iran was 70% of the way toward enriching enough uranium for a weapon. He then took a red marker and drew a line near the top, stating: "A red line should be drawn right here... before Iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment to make a bomb".
- In the meantime since 2012, Israel has been defending its land from countries armed by Iran.
- Friedman put Netanyhu in the same column as Trump by comparing them together and calling them terrible men. I'd like to get him in a debate with me. I have one word for him: Friedman is Meshugah!
- What Israel went ahead and did was to pre-empt with their attack. Israel the USA had already hit Iran's weapon of atomic uranium storage on. Israel was threatened by Iran, and that was something part of their Muslim religion, the duty to tell their enemy, so they were believed, along with reports from Mossad of what was going on.
- The United States and Israel conducted major, coordinated attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, including key uranium enrichment sites, on February 28, 2026. This campaign, often referred to as the start of the 2026 Iran war, followed earlier significant strikes in June 2025, targeting sites like Natanz and Fordow.
- On February 28, 2026, Israel launched a preemptive military strike against Iran to neutralize alleged imminent threats, triggering a nationwide emergency. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated the operation aimed to eliminate immediate dangers to national security, with the US providing support against anticipated Iranian retaliation.
- On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated, large-scale strikes against Iran, targeting military, nuclear, and leadership infrastructure as part of the USA plan of "Operation Epic Fury". The attacks involved airstrikes and missiles targeting command centers and missile facilities, with ongoing engagements reported throughout March and early April 2026.
- Based on early 2026 reports, Israel’s major military operation against Iran was named "Operation Roaring Lion", sometimes referred to as an "emergency campaign" or a shift from an earlier initiative known as "Operation Rising Lion". From what I can see, it was a pre-empt strike. They are the most highly threatened country; one hit and splat-there goes 10 million people this time, 4 more than the Nazis managed to kill, and not all would be Jews, either. 20% of Israel's population is a mixed group of Christians, Muslims of sorts,etc. all happy to be citizens of Israel and helping to fight. Israeli IDF female soldier, maybe Ethiopian
- Being the PM of a country is hard today and ultra hard for an Israeli. Jews are not followers; they are leaders, born with the DNA to be leaders. I know; I taught English there for 5 years, leaving only to attend to my own son back in the States. I think my cohorts could all be debaters like my son who went to State with his partner in high school. I've got to hand it to Netanyahu to stick it out for 16 years and hopefully more to come.
- Resource:
- https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/21/middleeast/nuclear-sites-iran-us-bombs-wwk-intl#:~:text=Natanz,/Graphic:%20Thomas%20Bordeaux/CNN
- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2216309392145440
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLoDBDHz97M
- https://www.ajc.org/IsraelConflictTimeline#:~:text=1967:%20Six%2DDay%20War,geopolitical%20dynamics%20in%20the%20region.
