Israel at War: Inside the Nuclear Showdown With Iran (15 page)

98
Laura MacInnis, “U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Banks Dealing with Iran,” Reuters, December 31, 2011,
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/31/us-iran-usa-obama-idUSTRE7BU0GP20111231
.

99
See Joel C. Rosenberg, “Netanyahu Gives Obama ‘Esther’ Scroll,” blog post, March 6, 2012,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/netanyahu-gives-obama-esther-scroll-biblical-story-tells-of-a-persian-tyrant-who-wanted-to-annihilate-the-jews/
. See also “PM Hands Obama a Megila: Persian Plot against Jews,” Reuters, March 6, 2012,
http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishFeatures/Article.aspx?id=260676
.

100
Mark Landler, “Obama Presses Netanyahu to Resist Strikes on Iran,”
New York Times
, March 5, 2012,
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/world/middleeast/obama-cites-window-for-diplomacy-on-iran-bomb.html?_r=1&hp
.

101
See Benjamin Netanyahu, full speech text, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 5, 2012,
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2012/PM_Netanyahu_AIPAC_Policy_Conference_5-Mar-2012.htm
.

102
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Netanyahu: ‘None of Us Can Afford to Wait Much Longer’: A Man Who Has Made Peace with the Task Ahead,” blog post, March 6, 2012,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/netanyahu-none-of-us-can-afford-to-wait-much-longer-a-man-who-has-made-peace-with-the-task-ahead/
.

103
Elisabeth Bumiller and Jodi Rudoren, “U.S. and Israel Intensify Talks on Iran Options,”
New York Times
, August 1, 2012,
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/world/middleeast/in-israel-panetta-warns-iran-on-nuclear-program.html?pagewanted=1&_r=4
.

104
Ari Shavit, “A Grave Warning on Iran from ‘the Decision Maker,’”
Haaretz
, August 11, 2011,
http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/a-grave-warning-on-iran-from-the-decision-maker-1.457158

105
In 2003 and 2004, Great Britain, France, and Germany opened direct diplomatic discussions with Iran to find a peaceful resolution to the nuclear showdown. In 2006, this group was expanded to involve other key countries. The “P5+1 Group” thus refers to the five principal countries that sit on the U.N. Security Council (the U.S., Russia, China, Great Britain, and France) plus Germany.

106
Jodi Rudoren, “Israeli Minister Asks Nations to Say Iran Talks Have Failed,”
New York Times
, August 12, 2012,
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/world/middleeast/time-to-call-diplomatic-effort-on-iran-a-failure-israeli-official-says.html?_r=1&smid=tw-nytimesworld&seid=auto
.

107
This quote is taken from page 8. See full IAEA report at
http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Board/2012/gov2012-37.pdf
.

108
“In addition to Netanyahu, the security cabinet includes Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, Construction and Housing Minister Ariel Attias, Minister-without-Portfolio Bennie Begin, Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Interior Minister Eli Yishai, Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau, Intelligence Agencies Minister Dan Meridor, Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and Regional Development Minister Silvan Shalom.” See Herb Keinon, “Security Cabinet Convenes for 10-Hour Iran Session,”
Jerusalem Post
, September 4, 2012,
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=283835
. See also Maayan Lubell, “Netanyahu, Complaining of Leaks, Ends Iran Meeting,” Reuters, September 5, 2012,
http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-complaining-leaks-ends-iran-meeting-091047742.html?_esi=1
.

109
Shlomo Cesana et al., “Israel Facing Most Fateful Days Since 1973, Says PM Confidant,”
Israel Hayom
, September 7, 2012,
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=5720
.

110
Randall Palmer, “Canada Closes Embassy in Iran, to Expel Iranian Diplomats,” Reuters, September 7, 2012,
http://news.yahoo.com/canada-closes-iran-embassy-expel-remaining-iranian-diplomats-134816841.html?_esi=1
.

111
Karen DeYoung and Joel Greenberg, “Netanyahu: Without Ultimatum, U.S. Has No ‘Moral Right’ to Stop Israel from Attacking Iran,”
Washington Post
, September 11, 2012,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/netanyahu-without-ultimatum-us-has-no-moral-right-to-stop-israel-from-attacking-iran/2012/09/11/cb56ac8a-fc12-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_story.html
.

112
Joel C. Rosenberg, “IDF Launches Surprise Live-Fire Exercises on Syrian Border,” blog post, September 19, 2012,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/idf-launches-surprise-live-fire-exercises-on-syrian-border/
.

113
Rick Gladstone and Christine Hauser, “Iran’s Top Atomic Official Says Nation Issued False Nuclear Data to Fool Spies,”
New York Times
, September 20, 2012,
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/world/middleeast/iran-atomic-official-says-it-gave-false-nuclear-information-to-fool-spies.html
.

114
“Report: Iran Uncovered Spying Device Disguised as Rock at Fordow Nuclear Plant,”
Haaretz
(drawing on a report from the
Sunday Times
), September 23, 2012,
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/report-iran-uncovered-spying-device-disguised-as-rock-at-fordow-nuclear-plant-1.466313
.

115
Benjamin Netanyahu, “Address by PM Netanyahu at Auschwitz Concentration Camp,” Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 27, 2010,
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2010/Address_PM_Netanyahu_at_Auschwitz_27-Jan-2010.htm
; see also Joel C. Rosenberg, “Netanyahu at Auschwitz Says Prophecies of Ezekiel 37 Have Been Fulfilled,” blog post, January 29, 2010,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/netanyahu-at-auschwitz-says-prophecies-of-ezekiel-37-have-been-fulfilled/
.

116
Eli Ashkenazi, “Netanyahu’s Son Avner Wins National Bible Quiz,”
Haaretz
, March 17, 2010,
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-s-son-avner-wins-national-bible-quiz-1.264860
.

117
Netanyahu has three children: a daughter from his first marriage and two sons from his third marriage. His daughter, Noa, was born in 1978. His and Sara’s son Yair was born in 1991. Their son Avner was born in 1994.

118
Ashkenazi, “Netanyahu’s Son Avner Wins National Bible Quiz,”
Haaretz
.

119
Jonah Mandel, “World Bible Quiz Winner: Or Ashual,”
Jerusalem Post
, April 20, 2010,
http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?ID=173534
.

120
“Interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,”
Larry King Live
, CNN, transcript, July 7, 2010,
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1007/07/lkl.01.html
.

121
Herb Keinon, “Netanyahu Re-establishes PM Bible Class,”
Jerusalem Post
, December 10, 2011,
http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=248941
; see also Joel C. Rosenberg, “Netanyahu to Begin Bible Study in His Home,” blog post, December 13, 2011,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/netanyahu-to-start-bible-study-in-his-home-pray-that-all-israelis-follow-his-lead-and-begin-reading-the-word-like-in-the-days-of-king-josiah/
.

122
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Netanyahu to Begin Bible Study in His Home,” blog post.

123
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Netanyahu to Begin Bible Study in His Home,” blog post.

124
Herb Keinon, “Reporter’s Notebook: Studying Bible with Bibi,”
Jerusalem Post
, May 25, 2012,
http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=271407
.

125
Herb Keinon, “Reporter’s Notebook: Studying Bible with Bibi,”
Jerusalem Post
, May 25, 2012,
http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=271407
.

126
This section on the “Prophecy concerning Elam” is taken from my book
Inside the Revolution
(Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale, 2009).