Tangential: I am not convinced that the current Israeli approach of “buying time” until a very likely eventual nuclear confrontation is a good approach. If the current leadership was serious about the state’s survival, they would focus on “Iran alignment”, not on Iran containment (similar to AI boxing). The difference is that the Iran alignment problem is actually solvable (e.g. by a voluntary withdrawal from West Bank, working on figuring out a two-state solution...).
AI alignment is much harder than “I alignment”, and AI boxing is much harder still, so maybe “Dying with Dignity” in this case would mean delaying the inevitable and hoping for a miracle.
Concerning the first paragraph, I, the government, and most other Israelis disagree with that assessment. Iran has never given any indication that working on a two-state solution would appease them. As mentioned in the OP, Iran’s projected goal is usually the complete removal of Israel, not the creation of a Palestinian state. On the other hand, containment of their nuclear capabilities is definitely possible, as repeated bombings of nuclear facilities can continue on forever, which has been our successful policy since the 1980s (before Iran, there was Iraq, which had its own nuclear program).
Tangential: I am not convinced that the current Israeli approach of “buying time” until a very likely eventual nuclear confrontation is a good approach. If the current leadership was serious about the state’s survival, they would focus on “Iran alignment”, not on Iran containment (similar to AI boxing). The difference is that the Iran alignment problem is actually solvable (e.g. by a voluntary withdrawal from West Bank, working on figuring out a two-state solution...).
AI alignment is much harder than “I alignment”, and AI boxing is much harder still, so maybe “Dying with Dignity” in this case would mean delaying the inevitable and hoping for a miracle.
Concerning the first paragraph, I, the government, and most other Israelis disagree with that assessment. Iran has never given any indication that working on a two-state solution would appease them. As mentioned in the OP, Iran’s projected goal is usually the complete removal of Israel, not the creation of a Palestinian state. On the other hand, containment of their nuclear capabilities is definitely possible, as repeated bombings of nuclear facilities can continue on forever, which has been our successful policy since the 1980s (before Iran, there was Iraq, which had its own nuclear program).