Last Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addressed to the United States Congress and made a bold and passionate case in opposition to a possible agreement between the U.S and Iran. Watching the representatives both Republican and Democratic Parties in congress and from the senate, continuously applauding the Prime Minister's entrance to the floor, for a moment the nation froze and saw a leader. A leader that would yet again make his case to the U.S Congress of why any deal with Iran would ultimately result in a Iran continuing their research and development of nuclear weapons. Bold and decisive, this was the first time in recent years that I heard a man that had the courage to lay out the reality the world is living in. A nuclear Iran is hostile not only to Israel, but to the greater Middle East and the rest of the world. Netanyahu detailed Iran's grand ambition intent to dominate the entire region and its actions to develop ICBM (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles) pose a threat to the entire world.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, several countries in the Middle East and many in the U.S. Republican Party strongly disagree to a deal that would include supervision and overview of the Iranian nuclear energy infrastructure. Some of Prime Minister Netanyahu's arguments left me thinking: For example he stated " Iran's neighbors know that Iran will become even more aggressive...and many of these neighbors say they'll respond by racing to get nuclear weapons of their own...a region where small skirmishes can trigger big wars would turn into a nuclear tinderbox...a deal that's supposed to prevent nuclear proliferation would instead spark a nuclear arms race in the most dangerous part of the planet." In summary, what the Prime Minister was saying, was that allowing Iran to produce nuclear energy under this proposed agreement would lead to a nuclear proliferation in one of the most dangerous regions in the Middle East.
The prime minister made a crucial argument regarding the supervision of the Iranian nuclear energy program (a specification of the nuclear deal talks) being inefficient and futile because as he stated "inspectors document violations; they don't stop them." Looking back to our recent history, the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and the UN, did the same efforts to supervise North Korea and it's development of nuclear energy. Inspectors were sent to supervise the process of production in the region; but that didn't stop anything. North Korea, kicked out all the inspectors, turned off the cameras, and ultimately were able to make a nuclear bomb. Since then, sources estimate that North Korea could have more than 100 nuclear missiles in their arsenal. Like North Korea, this deal won't change Iran for the better, but set in place an easier path for Iran to posses nuclear weapons that would threat the peace of the world.
As I reflect over all of this information, I agree with the Prime Minister of Israel on what some believe is a controversial issue. What happened in North Korea, I can see happening in Iran. On top of that, the government of Iran hasn't demonstrated any good faith to the International Community lately. Israel is a voice of freedom and liberty in a region where we see weekly beheadings of women, children, christians and muslims. Israel doesn't want to face another disaster like the one that occurred in Europe during the holocaust; a nuclear Iran could prove otherwise, especially with the help of others in the region. If Iran is successful in obtaining a nuclear bomb, other countries in the Middle East will follow Iran's example with a nuclear arms race. Do we want nuclear proliferation in one of the most dangerous regions of the world? The Prime Minister of Israel is right; we cannot let Iran to further its goal to produce nuclear energy and a nuclear arsenal.