Israeli Nuclear Policies Threaten World Peace
Worldwide nuclear holocaust all part of Mideastâs mini-stateâs
foreign policy, defense strategy.
By Michael Collins Piper
Most Americans have no idea that the possibility of a full-fledged nuclear âsuicide bombingâ by the state of Israel itself is a cornerstone of Israelâs national security planning. However, there are some U.S. policymakers who have dared to express their concerns about this dangerous policy, which is known as what Pulitzer Prize-winning author Seymour Hersh referred to, in the book by the same name, âThe Samson Option.â
As Hersh has documentedâand Israeli historian Avner Cohen has confirmed it in even more detail in his own book, Israel and the BombâIsraelâs entire national defense policy (from its inception) was framed around the development of powerful nuclear bombs. As Hersh makes clear, the Israelis are willing, if necessary, to âblow up the worldââincluding themselvesâif they have to do so in order to defeat their Arab foes.
The so-called âSamson Optionâ for Israel is based on the well-known story of Samson in the Bible, whoâafter being captured by the Philistinesâbrought down Dagonâs temple in Gaza and killed himself along with a number of Philistines. As Hersh put it: âFor Israelâs nuclear advocates, the Samson Option became another way of saying âNever Againâ.â
The Sampson Option is a matter of concernâeven for many high-placed American policy makers who are otherwise staunch supporters of Israelâbut this is not something that has received widespread attention in the American press.
American Free Press reported one year ago thatâburied in brief news notes in some Jewish newspapers in early 2003âformer Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres had formally broken Israelâs longstanding policy
of denying its nuclear weapons capabilities, although it was not reported in the mass media in America. Peres admitted in a Feb. 20, 2003 speech in Jerusalem that Israel did indeed have nuclear weapons. The Israeli leader made the admission to a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.(Despite all of this, most mainstream reports about Israelâs nuclear programs continue to state that Israel officially denies having nuclear weapons, Peresâ state-ment notwithstanding.)
This admission by Peres was particularly interesting because in 1999, many American Jewish organizations reacted with alarm when then-President Bill Clinton dared to mention Israelâs nuclear program. On May 14, 1999, the influential Jewish weekly, Forward, published an article expressing outrage that âPresident Clinton is raising for the first time public concerns about Israelâs nuclear program.â
The article pointed out that some 35 members of the U.S. Congress had written a letter to Clinton expressing concerns about imprisoned Israeli nuclear engineer Mordechai Vanunu, who was the first to publicly expose Israelâs nuclear bomb production program.
Responding in a letter dated April 22, 1999 to then- Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Mich.), President Clinton did more than just express his own concerns about Vanunuâs plight. Clinton also said: âI . . . share your
concerns about the Israeli nuclear program. We have repeatedly urged Israel and other non-parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty to adhere to the treaty and accept comprehensive International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.â
Forward reported that âJewish leaders reacted with shock at news that Mr. Clinton had weighed in on Mr.Vanunu and Israelâs nuclear program,â and cited the reaction of Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman, who attacked Clinton, saying: âI canât believe the president would send such a letter. These are very sensitive issues. It is so judgmental.â
Foxmanâs disgust with Clinton was not unique. Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, declared: âThe presidentâs reference to Israelâs nuclear program is surprising and disturbing. As far as we know itâs unprecedented.â
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